Posts By Editors, Regulation Asia
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471Fintech / RegtechJapan FSA Seeks AI Expertise to Examine Securities Reports
The FSA is looking to conduct an experiment to explore the use of AI to read and analyse the data in annual securities reports published by listed companies.
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559Asia-PacificASEAN Financial Sector Lacks Personal Accountability – Refinitiv Poll
61% of the survey respondents said there is too little personal accountability in ASEAN’s financial sector, compared to just 16% who believe there is too much.
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333AML / KYCKorean Banks Halt Won Settlement as Iran Sanctions Waiver Expires
Woori Bank and Industrial Bank of Korea have stopped offering won settlement services that have to date allowed over 2,000 local companies to bypass Iran trade restrictions.
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425KoreaKorea to Ease Rules for Crowdfunding, Fund Management
The FSC plans to submit the bill easing crowdfunding and fund management regulations to the national legislature later this month, where it will be subject to further deliberation.
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326Asia-PacificBOT Launches Phase Two of ‘Debt Clinic’ Scheme
The second phase of the programme is aimed at helping troubled borrowers who owe credit card and personal loan debt to both bank and non-bank lenders.
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394EuropeHKEX, Euroclear to Bring European ETFs to Hong Kong
HKEX will become the first Asian stock exchange to adopt Euroclear’s international central securities depository ETF settlement model, which allows trades in different markets to be settled in a central location.
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414Fintech / RegtechMAS Considers the Value of Allowing Virtual Banks in Singapore
The regulator says it is engaging relevant stakeholders to ascertain the unique value that such virtual bank entrants could bring to Singapore's banking landscape.
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255ChinaOfficials Installed at Chinese Securities Firm to Monitor Risks
The CSRC has installed officials at a troubled securities firm, N-Securities, over concerns about excessive debt and inadequate risk management.
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302Australia & NZASX Opens Testing Environment for CHESS Replacement
ASX has made available the first of seven ‘drops’ of software code, with additional functionality set to be released at eight-week intervals.
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623ChinaChinese Banks Instructed to Further Limit Foreign Currency Withdrawals
Chinese banks have reduced the amount of US dollars customers can withdraw and are required to keep a watch list of clients who make frequent foreign currency withdrawals.
