Tag: APAC

SGX
April 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SGX FX futures traded volume rises 34% MoM in March

SGX sees growth in securities turnover Securities market turnover value rose 21%MoM in March, reaching S$35.7 billion. This also lifted the turnover for the last three months, from January-to-March by 26% compared to previous quarter to S$91 billion. The bellwether Straits Times Index (STI) rose 5.1% in last month to 3,408.52. It was Asia-Pacific’s strongest…

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ASIC ban
April 06, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC announces extension CFDs leverage restrictions for five years

ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour said: We have seen a substantial reduction in harm to retail clients resulting from CFDs as a result of ASIC’s product intervention. Commissioner Armour added: Our extension of the product intervention order for five years will ensure that the leverage ratio limits and other protections can continue to reduce the size…

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ASIC ban
April 05, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC takes action against Macquarie Bank for unauthorised withdrawals

Court added: ASIC’s case is not focused on Mr Hopkins’ conduct but rather on alleged multiple failures by Macquarie to take proper steps to monitor, detect and prevent unauthorised transactions’. According to the Australian watchdog, the transactions were conducted between May 20016 and January 2020. During this time, Macquarie failed to take measures to prevent…

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ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions
April 04, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions announces launch in Australia

Roland continued: It is vital that businesses have the tools to respond to the accelerating take-up of digital payments technology and the rebounding economy. While mass transaction technology calls for economies of scale, the uniqueness of each business must not be underestimated. For small business, that means making it easier and faster to accept payments…

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Wordline
April 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Worldline completes acquisition of majority stake in ANZ acquiring business

The new joint-venture with ANZ Bank will also Worldline to significantly expand its merchant acquiring business outside of Europe. It will provide the company direct access to an existing merchants’ portfolio. The company stated in the official announcement: The combination of ANZ’s strong market position and Worldline’s global scale, best-in-class technologies and payment expertise will…

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BIS Innovation Hub and MAS develop prototype supervisory analytics platform
March 31, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BIS Innovation Hub and MAS build "Project Ellipse" - a prototype supervisory analytics platform

Ross Leckow, Acting Head of the BIS Innovation Hub, said: Regulators need accurate and timely information to assess emerging risks and to make informed supervisory decisions. Project Ellipse has now developed a potential tool for the global regulatory community to further explore and collaborate on common solutions that can improve the data and analytical capabilities…

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