Darien Choong

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    Darien Choong is a former reporter for Regulation Asia.

    Articles by Darien Choong

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BOT Intervenes to Facilitate PayPal Transition to Local Service

    16/02/2022

    PayPal has to relaunch services in Thailand to comply with new tax reporting rules and local AML regulations.

    Market Infrastructure

    CSRC Finalises Enhancements to Shanghai-London Stock Connect

    15/02/2022

    Companies listed in the UK, Switzerland and Germany and “potentially other major markets in Europe” will be able to apply to issue CDRs in China.

    Securities / Derivatives

    PBOC Official Calls Out ‘Illegal’ Foreign Investment Channels

    13/02/2022

    The PBOC’s Sun Tianqi has warned domestic securities firms against using their offshore units to facilitate cross-border securities trading.

    Fintech / Regtech

    China to Digitise Bank Confirmation Services in New Pilot

    11/02/2022

    The participants of the pilot programme include 32 listed companies, 7 accounting firms, 7 banks, and 1 third-party digital platform provider.

    Taiwan Banks Agree to Continue Extending Consumer Loan Relief

    10/02/2022

    Lenders have agreed to extend repayment periods for personal consumer financial products and to provide more favourable repayment plans.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Issues New Guidance on Improving Prospectus Quality

    09/02/2022

    Sponsors and securities service institutions have professional responsibilities to ensure the contents of prospectuses do not contain false or misleading information.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Taiwan to Enable Secure Sharing of Personal Credit Score Data

    04/02/2022

    Under a new mechanism, consenting parties can submit personal credit score data to the JCIC, which will encrypt the data and securely share it with qualified P2P lenders.

    CBIRC Issues New Mandate on Fair Pricing of Banking Services

    02/02/2022

    The guidelines require banks to implement a unified system for the centralised management of their service prices to promote fair competition.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Taiwan FSC Finalises Rules on Listco Related Party Transactions

    28/01/2022

    The rules seek to strengthen the management of related party transactions and improve the quality of opinions issued by external experts.

    CBIRC Warns Against Marketing Scams in Financial Sector

    28/01/2022

    The CBIRC warns consumers against marketing scams, illegal fundraising and fraud in the loans and insurance sectors.

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