
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.

Fintech / Regtech
HKEX Targets Annual Report Disclosures, Launches AI Tool
12/12/2025
HKEX’s review highlights gaps in management discussion and climate-risk reporting, and launches an AI tool to boost compliance.

Crypto / Digital Assets
Australian Fintechs to Pilot Tokenised Asset-Backed Securities
12/12/2025
A consortium of fintech firms will pilot a tokenised AUD 250 million asset-backed security under the RBA's Project Acacia.

Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Consults on Valuation Framework for Bank Resolutions
12/12/2025
The HKMA seeks industry feedback on a proposed code of practice for valuing failing banks before, during, and after resolution.

Enforcement
Hong Kong Regulators Fines EFG Bank for Control Failures
12/12/2025
The SFC has cited EFG Bank for multi-year breaches in product due diligence, record-keeping, and reporting related to hundreds of bond products.

Enforcement
NZ FMA Censures Opes Group for Financial Advice Licence Breaches
12/12/2025
The FMA cited failings in record-keeping, conflict of interest management, and adviser oversight at the property investment firm.

Market Infrastructure
BCBS Publishes New Standard on Third-Party Risk Management
12/12/2025
The new global standard addresses growing dependency on third-party providers and sets a common baseline for banks and supervisors.

Enforcement
APRA Imposes Licence Conditions on Super Fund HESTA Over Service Disruption
11/12/2025
The action follows a prolonged outage that harmed members, with the regulator citing governance and risk management failures.

Securities / Derivatives
Philippines SEC Proposes Procedural Overhaul to Speed Up Case Handling
11/12/2025
The proposed changes prioritise electronic filing, limit procedural delays, and expand the regulator's powers to issue cease and desist orders.

Crypto / Digital Assets
Korea's Upbit Raises Cold Storage Ratio to 99pc After Hack
11/12/2025
The country's largest crypto exchange is moving nearly all customer assets offline in response to a major security breach and tightening regulatory scrutiny.

Fintech / Regtech
Philippine Regulators Partner on Retirement Savings Data Security
11/12/2025
The BSP and SEC will collaborate on data security and sharing for the country's personal retirement account system.
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