Sanday Chongo Kabange
Sanday Chongo Kabange is an experienced multimedia journalist and a contributor to Regulation Asia. He focuses on compliance, regulatory and legal issues for financial services.
Articles by Sanday Chongo Kabange
Securities / Derivatives
Taiwan FSC Amends Rules on Product Cross-Selling
19/12/2025
The FSC has expanded the scope of securities cross-selling for financial holding companies and detailed a new framework for inter-firm partnerships.
Korea Forms New Committee to Bolster Financial Consumer Protection
19/12/2025
The public-private body will review financial consumer policy, with a private-sector-only subcommittee established to ensure independent evaluation.
AML / KYC
Philippines House Approves Bill to Amend Bank Secrecy Law
19/12/2025
The bill grants the BSP new supervisory authority to examine bank deposits in cases of suspected fraud.
ESG / Sustainability
Malaysia JC3 Issues New Guidance on Sustainable and Transition Finance
19/12/2025
The new framework provides banks with criteria for assessing transition plans and aims to standardise definitions amid industry uncertainty.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Proposes Board Lot Overhaul to Boost Liquidity, Lower Entry Costs
19/12/2025
Consultation proposes standardising board lot units, halving the minimum value, and introducing a new cap to improve market efficiency.
Enforcement
Australia Cracks Down on Super Platform Trustees for Governance Failures
18/12/2025
Equity Trustees and Netwealth face strict new conditions over weak investment oversight. Netwealth to pay over AUD 100m in compensation.
ESG / Sustainability
NGFS to Issue New Climate Scenarios After Model Controversy
18/12/2025
The NGFS will publish new models in 2026 after a key academic study used in its long-term scenarios was retracted.
AML / KYC
Australia Regulators Hit Bendigo Bank with Capital Charge, Probe AML Failings
18/12/2025
APRA and AUSTRAC have imposed a capital add-on and launched an enforcement investigation into the bank's risk management.
Fintech / Regtech
Equifax to End Exclusive Data Deals in Australia After ACCC Probe
18/12/2025
The ACCC acted on concerns that exclusive contracts for payroll data were harming competition in the automated income verification market.
Sanctions
Australia Warns FIs on Iran Shadow Banking Risks, Details Evasion Tactics
18/12/2025
Advisory note from the ASO and AUSTRAC details methods including crypto, front companies and informal networks used to circumvent sanctions.
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