Hong Kong Monetary Authority

    Securities / Derivatives

    HKMA, SFC to Develop Concentration Risk Alerting System – Report

    By Editors | 01/09/2021

    The new system is intended to detect excessive risk-taking by banks and investment funds to guard against an Archegos style collapse.

    Market Infrastructure

    BIS, HKMA to Build Digital Infrastructure for Green Investment

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/08/2021

    BIS Innovation Hub, HKMA and private sector firms will tokenise green bonds to facilitate investment in and improve the transparency of green projects.

    Market Infrastructure

    HKMA Sets Conditions for Issuing New USD LIBOR Contracts

    By Manesh Samtani | 20/08/2021

    In the fourth quarter, the frequency at which banks have to report data to the HKMA will also increase from quarterly to monthly, with a simplified reporting template.

    Market Infrastructure

    Banks Already Pricing Transition Risks in Loans: HKMA

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/08/2021

    New research finds that APAC banks are charging ‘brown’ firms a higher lending rate than ‘non-brown’ firms, by around 23 basis points, since the Paris Agreement.

    AML / KYC

    HKMA Issues “Mandate” for Innovation in AML/CFT

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/08/2021

    The HKMA will launch interactive lab sessions to experiment with new technologies and emerging data analytics techniques, with an initial focus on network analytics and NLP.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Grants QFI Custodian Licence to BNP Paribas

    By Editors | 04/08/2021

    The licence will allow BNP Paribas to work with foreign institutional investors to facilitate their access to China’s equities and bond markets.

    Market Infrastructure

    Family Offices Should Start Behaving Like Regulated Entities

    By Marie Gervacio | 30/07/2021

    Family offices should be reviewing their governance and risk management frameworks in light of the Archegos collapse, says Marie Gervacio.

    Market Infrastructure

    HKMA Updates Guidance on Bank Remuneration Systems

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/07/2021

    Banks are expected to review their remuneration systems and adopt all necessary changes by 1 January 2022, the HKMA says.

    AML / KYC

    HKMA Issues Guide for Regtech Adoption in Customer Monitoring

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/07/2021

    The Guide will help banks assess whether they have the appropriate governance, controls, skills, infrastructure and underlying data to adopt Regtech solutions in ongoing monitoring of customers.

    Fintech / Regtech

    HKMA Launches Commercial Data Interchange Innovation Hub

    By Editors | 23/07/2021

    The Hub will further facilitate the development and adoption of the CDI by helping to match potential data providers and data users.

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