Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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313EnforcementTaiwan Adviser Found Embezzling $4.8mn Over 14 Years
A Hua Nan Commercial Bank adviser allegedly withdrew money from client accounts and made loans in their names, before diverting the funds to a company operated by her relatives.
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313AML / KYCNew Zealand FMA Issues AML/CFT Warnings to 10 Reporting Entities
The warnings relate to failures by the firms to comply with requirements to have their risk assessments and AML/CFT programmes audited every two years.
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304Asia-PacificSri Lanka Signs Dual Bond Listing Deal with London
Colombo's stock exchange has signed an MoU to list domestic government bonds in London and enable LSEG to support the development of Sri Lanka's capital markets.
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312Market InfrastructureUS SEC Proposes Amendments to Cross-Border Swaps Rules
The proposals address issues in applying security-based swaps rules in a cross-border context, and leave supervision of foreign trading practices and market structures to home supervisors.
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362Asia-PacificDhaka Bourse Mulls New Data Exchange Platform
The DSE's 'Financial Data Exchange Platform' will allow regulators, market infrastructures and financial institutions to safely and efficiently exchange messages and files.
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395Capital RegulationChinese Banks Record Highest NPLs Since 2003
Despite the rise in overall NPLs at China's commercial banks, a boost in new lending and bad asset disposal resulted in lower NPL ratios.
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445KoreaKorea to Ease Data Barriers Within Financial Services Firms
In addition to easing information barriers within financial services firms, the FSC will also allow them to outsource their core businesses to third parties with as fintech startups.
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312Securities & TradingSGX Updates Rules on Securities Trading, Market Practices
Following an October 2017 public consultation, SGX has announced that a number of new rules on securities trading and market practices will take effect next month.
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1.5KBig PictureSWIFT Responds to India Cyber Threat With New Paper
SWIFT has published a new paper to help financial institutions in India improve their monitoring of anomalous and potentially fraudulent transactions.
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599AML / KYCCambodia to Launch Commercial Credit Reporting Service
The new commercial credit reporting system, set for launch by end-May, will improve the lending process for more than 50 financial institutions in Cambodia.
