Tag: APAC

June 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Zilliqa teams up with payments platform Xfers to drive efficiencies among Southeast Asian businesses

The public blockchain platform Zilliqa just informed that it has teamed up with Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-approved Widely Accepted Stored Value Facility (WA SVF), Xfers. The partnership aims to explore the use of payment solutions powered by distributed ledger technology for over 500,000 users in Southeast Asia. Xfers facilitates digital financial inclusion for online…

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June 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

AFCA Rules change for legacy complaints approved by ASIC

Australian regulator ASIC informed today that it has approved changes to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) Rules which give effect to the AFCA authorisation condition introduced by Government on 19 February 2019. The Government requires AFCA to give expanded access to the AFCA scheme for consumers and small businesses that were harmed by financial…

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Shanghai-London Stock Connect launches today, FCA and CSRC appvore
June 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shanghai-London Stock Connect goes live, FCA and CSRC approve

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have made it clear today that they both approve the Shanghai and London Stock Exchanges’ proposed new Shanghai-London Stock Connect. The Stock Connect scheme launches today and is a aims to encourage cross-border investment between the countries and provide investors and companies in…

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June 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore spurs development of FX trading hub & ecosystem

The following article is courtesy of FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken. With the uptick in Asian currency trading and the growth of electronic trading, Singapore’s regulator is working with the financial industry to build an FX trading hub and expand FX market infrastructure, a move to improve liquidity and price discovery during Asian trading hours. The Monetary…

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June 04, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

MultiBank Group acquires Aetos China

MultiBank Group, a global provider of online financial products, announced today that it has acquired the customers of AETOS Capital Group Pty Ltd in mainland China. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. This acquisition involves a transfer of substantial number of clients running into tens of thousands of customers. The AETOS customers…

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May 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

US adds Singapore to its monitoring list, MAS responds: "We do not manipulate our currency for export advantage"

The Trump administration removed India and Switzerland from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners on Tuesday. The monitoring list, among others, include China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) responded today that it does not manipulate its currency for export advantage, and added…

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