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    Articles by Editors

    Structural Regulation

    New Zealand FMA Sets Out Priorities in New Corporate Plan

    29/08/2022

    The FMA will prioritise work on three new legislative regimes: financial advice licensing, climate-related disclosures, and conduct licensing.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Australia Proposes Reduced Barriers to Financial Advice Profession

    29/08/2022

    Treasury proposes to remove tertiary education requirements for experienced financial advisers, and simpler requirements for new entrants to the industry.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Addressing Fraud Risk Requires Multi-Pronged Approach – Report

    29/08/2022

    NICE Actimize and Regulation Asia have published a new white paper exploring the banking industry’s response to fraud and online scams in APAC.

    Data Privacy

    Australia Consults on CDR Expansion to Non Bank Lending

    29/08/2022

    A report from Treasury says information about non-bank lending products as well as customer information should be subject to CDR data-sharing obligations.

    Climate Risk

    Japan Publishes Results of Climate Scenario Analysis Exercise

    29/08/2022

    The results highlight a need for banks to use common assumptions within their models, refine their analysis of individual companies, and enhance their methodologies.

    Cryptocurrency

    MAS Seeking Granular Business Activity Info From Crypto Firms

    29/08/2022

    The exercise is reportedly aimed at gathering information from crypto-related firms in Singapore ahead of planned regulatory changes for the sector.

    KYC & CDD

    HKMA Fines Commerzbank for CDD & PEP Screening Failures

    29/08/2022

    The HKMA found control lapses in onboarding due diligence as well as ineffective procedures for determining whether beneficial owners were PEPs.

    Trading & Investment

    China’s SAFE Warns Banks Against Aggressive Yuan Selling – Report

    29/08/2022

    SAFE reportedly phoned several banks last week to warn them against aggressively selling the yuan, which has recently hit a 2-year low against the dollar.

    Structural Regulation

    Australia to Simply Corporations and Financial Services Law

    28/08/2022

    Legislative amendments released for consultation are based on recommendations issued by the Australian Law Reform Commission late last year.

    Sustainable Finance

    ICE to Launch UK Carbon Allowance Options in October

    28/08/2022

    UK Carbon Options will provide a new tool for managing carbon emissions price risk, building upon the launch of UK carbon allowance futures in May 2021.

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