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  • The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) added ten new names to the list of RMB qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) licensees in January, while the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) approved quotas for four South Korean firms in February. With RQFII gradually being rolled out to more regions in the world, market participants have realised that banks are able to play a much bigger role than just being custodians.
  • In this round-up, RQFII participants to get stiff tax bill, A-share short selling starts on the Stock Connect next week, HKMA revises its RMB liquidity facility, new free trade zone launches are now just days away, and the Hungarian central bank launches an RMB initiative.
  • Market participants are eagerly awaiting more details of China's new “One Belt One Road” programme, which they expect to be released at the upcoming National People's Congress (NPC). The reforms are set to take inspiration from the Shanghai FTZ experiment.
  • Market participants in Europe are concerned over the definitions of request-for-quote and voice brokerage systems under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. The suggested definitions from the European Securities and Markets Authority would require the disclosure of provided quotes to the public, which could hamper liquidity.
  • Regulators continue to lack a true picture of risk in individual jurisdictions because of incomplete and inconsistent derivatives trade data that is being reported to trade repositories, according to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
  • International Financial Reporting Standard 13: Fair Value Measurement (IFRS 13) was originally issued in May 2011 and applies to annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013. IFRS 13 provides a framework for determining fair value, clarifies the factors to be considered for estimating fair value and identifies key principles for estimating fair value.