
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.

Structural Regulation
BSP Issues Draft Rules for Digital Marketplace Operators
26/02/2025
The draft guidelines will allow banks and EMIs to offer their own products as well as those from third-party providers via a single “digital marketplace” platform.

Cybersecurity
BSP Forms New Cyber Resilience Governance Council
25/02/2025
The council aims to foster a safe, secure, and resilient financial system by promoting strong cybersecurity practices, governance, and collaboration.

Supervision & Enforcement
Australia Court Orders Two Former Star Execs to Pay Fines
25/02/2025
The Federal Court imposed monetary penalties against the two former executives and temporary bans on managing corporations.

Clearing & Post-Trade
ASIC Issues New Clearing and Settlement Rules for ASX
25/02/2025
ASX must ensure pricing of its clearing and settlement services is “transparent, fair and reasonable”, among other requirements.

Structural Regulation
SFC Consults on Registrar Fee Limits in Paperless Securities Market
25/02/2025
The SFC proposes limits for the fees that securities registrars can charge investors under the USM regime, which is targeted for implementation in early 2026.

Liquidity Risk
BSP Reduces Reserve Requirement Ratio for Philippine Banks
25/02/2025
The BSP says the RRR cut will promote financial intermediation. The cut is expected to release up to PHP 330 billion into the banking system.

Clearing & Post-Trade
HKEX Announces Enhanced Fee Structure for Securities Market
24/02/2025
HKEX said the current structure disproportionately impacts lower-value trades and the new structure will be more equitable across all trade sizes.

Operational Risk
APRA Rescinds 2018 Outsourcing Guidance to Reduce Regulatory Burden
20/02/2025
APRA rescinded its 2018 information paper on cloud outsourcing in light of new operational risk management standards coming into effect in July.

Trading & Investment
Hong Kong Expands “Talent List” for Fast Track Immigration
20/02/2025
The updated talent list includes three additional financial services categories focusing on accounting, Islamic finance and commodities trading.

Reporting & Disclosures
DBS, KPMG Find Climate Disclosure Gaps at HKEX Listed Firms
20/02/2025
More than half of the Hong Kong listed companies analysed are “still silent” on Scope 3 emissions, DBS and KPMG said.
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