
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.

Operational Risk
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.

Supervision & Enforcement
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.

Custody & Infrastructure
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.

Data Privacy
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.

Cryptocurrency
Japan Publishes Final Working Group Report on Future of Crypto Regulation
11/12/2025
The plans would bring crypto-assets under the securities law framework, introducing an insider trading ban and stricter rules for firms.

Structural Regulation
Australia Taps Super Sector to Cover Compensation Scheme Shortfall
11/12/2025
The government will impose a special levy on super funds and other financial firms, sparking industry backlash over the precedent.

Cryptocurrency
Korea to Impose Bank-Level Liability on Crypto Exchanges After Hack
11/12/2025
Regulators are pushing for no-fault compensation and tougher penalties for crypto platforms following a multi-million dollar cybertheft at Upbit.

Sustainable Finance
WFE Paper: Governance Quality Key to Carbon Credit Pricing
11/12/2025
A new WFE paper finds rule of law, not project quality alone, explains lower prices for developing economy credits.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC Urged to Enhance Oversight of Company Auditors
10/12/2025
National audit office finds ASIC's supervision lacks depth, with recommendations for a major overhaul of its risk-based approach.

Operational Risk
APRA Proposes Easing Operational Risk Rules for Key Service Providers
10/12/2025
The consultation seeks to exempt firms from some contractual requirements in CPS 230 for non-negotiable, market-mandated provider arrangements.
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