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Fintech / Regtech
APAC Well Placed in Regtech Race – Wolters Kluwer
19/06/2017
Regtech (regulatory technology), including innovations such as in-memory storage, processing grids, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, is set to be […]
Capital / Liquidity
Australian Parliament OKs Industry-funding Model for ASIC
16/06/2017
All funding for securities regulator to be collected via levies on regulated entities.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Updates Advice on Wholesale Market Misconduct
15/06/2017
IOSCO (the International Organization of Securities Commissions) issued a report on tackling misconduct in wholesale financial markets, citing infamous incidents […]
Securities / Derivatives
India Sets Out Commodity Options Regime
15/06/2017
SEBI (the Securities and Exchange Board of India) this week issued two circulars clarifying the framework for the country’s upcoming […]
AML / KYC
Fubon Bank Fined for AML Rule Violation
15/06/2017
Taiwan’s FSC (Financial Supervisory Commission) has reportedly fined Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank NT$1 million (US$33,200) for failing to report large […]
Enforcement
ASIC Flags Fund Manager Compliance Failures
15/06/2017
ASIC (the Australian Securities and Investments Commission) issued recommendations to improve conduct in the funds management sector, citing several failures […]
AML / KYC
Asian Institutions Concerned by China Corruption – Report
15/06/2017
A survey on global corruption by advisory firm AlixPartners found China remains one of the riskiest countries in which to […]
Capital / Liquidity
Basel III Stresses Sri Lankan Banks – Fitch
15/06/2017
Sri Lankan banks will face intensifying pressure on their capital as they strive to meet Basel III requirements which will […]
Top CBRC Official Removed from Post
15/06/2017
Yang Jiacai, deputy chair of the CBRC (China Banking Regulatory Commission), has been removed from his post, according to a […]
Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong SFC Targets ‘Real Time’ Regulation
14/06/2017
Hong Kong’s SFC (Securities and Futures Commission) today (14 June) released its 2016/17 annual report, saying it intends to move […]
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