MarketVoice News
-
Fintech in Asia: Regulators Roll Out the Welcome Mat
On March 21, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the establishment of a new “Fintech Facilitation Office” to facilitate the development of the financial technology ecosystem in Hong Kong and to promote Hong Kong as a fintech hub in Asia. The new office will act as an interface between market participants and regulators within the HKMA, as an initiator of industry research in potential application and risks of fintech solutions and as a platform for exchanging ideas and conducting outreach activities.
CONTINUE READING -
Position Limits: Hong Kong Considers Hedge Exemption
In an effort to better compete with global markets, Hong Kong's Financial Services Development Council issued a report on Feb. 26 proposing that a hedge exemption be included in Hong Kong's position limit regime.
CONTINUE READING -
Open Access
On April 4, the European Securities and Markets Authority announced that it sees no need to temporarily exempt exchange-traded derivatives from the non-discriminatory access requirements that will come into effect under Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II.
CONTINUE READING -
Malaysia
On March 21, the Securities Commission of Malaysia issued a consultation on a proposed cybersecurity framework for capital markets participants.
CONTINUE READING -
Australia
On April 21, the Australian Federal Government announced its new $230m four-year cybersecurity strategy.
CONTINUE READING -
India
On March 29, the Securities and Exchange Board of India issued a circular setting out the cybersecurity regulatory framework for commodity exchanges.
CONTINUE READING -
Access to America
Taiwan Futures Exchange announced on March 16 that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued relief allowing the exchange’s index options, equity options and exchange-traded-fund options to be offered to eligible U.S. broker-dealers and institutions.
CONTINUE READING -
Collateral Protections
FIA is working with several other trade associations to help market participants comply with new disclosure requirements under the EU's Securities Financing Transaction Regulation that will come into force in July.
CONTINUE READING -
Capital Requirements
European policymakers have given non-bank commodity dealers another three years before they become subject to certain provisions of the Capital Requirements Regulation.
CONTINUE READING -
Stress Test
On April 29 the European Securities and Markets Authority released the results of its first EU-wide stress test exercise for clearinghouses.
CONTINUE READING
