Articles by Editors, Regulation Asia
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50AML / KYCChina Tightens ID Card Verification at Banks
April 12, 2018Participating banks are now obliged to report to the police attempts to use ID cards that are fake or belonging to another...
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65ChinaAlipay Fined for Customer Rights, Data Protection Failures
April 12, 2018The company did not ensure customers had sufficient product information, failed to comply with rules on customer data, included misleading information in...
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95Capital RegulationSingapore Issues TLAC Consultation
April 12, 2018Monetary Authority aims to bring Singapore in line with Basel III capital treatment of capital holdings from January next year.
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46AML / KYCUS Resident Pleads Guilty to Singapore Money Laundering
April 11, 2018American convinced victim to make $600,000 investment with promise of 30% return, but instead transferred to Singapore account.
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69Hong KongSFC Identifies Best Practices for Alternative Liquidity Pools
April 10, 2018ALP operator guidelines should include third-party order routing and information about prioritisation for orders simultaneously posted to exchanges; all ALP users should...
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85Asia-PacificPhilippine Bank Profits Insufficient to Support Asset Growth – Moody’s
April 9, 2018Moody's says loan growth outpaces capital growth at Philippine banks as strong macroeconomic conditions increase credit demand; banks require external capital raising...
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59Asia-PacificIndonesia to Boost Bank Lending Through “Flexible” Credit, Liquidity Rules
April 9, 2018New rules reduce reserve requirements, simplify foreign currency deposit rules and allow banks to use their liquidity buffers to raise funding in...
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79Asia-Pacific
Moody’s Upgrades Vietnamese Banks on Improved Asset Quality
April 9, 2018Asia Commercial Bank shows improvement since imprisonment of former vice chairman for fraud, tax evasion and illegal trade.
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61Asia-PacificBursa Malaysia Enhances Collective Investment Rules
April 7, 2018Unit holder protections, corporate governance, disclosure quality to be enhanced; applicable to REITs, ETFs, closed-end funds.
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76InternationalIOSCO Issues Corporate Bond Transparency Recommendations
April 7, 2018Better access to information will aid regulator functions, enhance cross-border information sharing, enable better informed investment decisions, boost market liquidity.
