Structural Regulation

China, US in Talks on Allowing Joint Inspections of Auditors

19/12/2019

The CSRC has reportedly been in talks with the US audit regulator on allowing joint inspections of firms that audit Chinese companies listed in the US.

Structural Regulation

UPDATED – ZA Bank Becomes First HK Virtual Bank to Launch Pilot Services

19/12/2019

ZA Bank, backed by ZhongAn and Sinolink Group, has launched services for 2,000 selected users to test under the HKMA’s sandbox mechanism.

Cybersecurity

Cyber Resilience Practices at Financial Firms Improving: ASIC

19/12/2019

Improvements have been seen at larger firms in response planning, mitigation action planning, and to ensure events that occur are contained, do not propagate, and neutralised as quickly as possible.

Resolution & Recovery

Jurisdictions Continue to Strengthen Deposit Insurance Systems: IADI

19/12/2019

The International Association of Deposit Insurers says the average coverage per depositor per institution has risen substantially in the last 10 years and that depositor reimbursements have sped up.

Trading & Investment

ISDA Consults on Adjustments for EUR LIBOR, EURIBOR Fallbacks

19/12/2019

The supplemental consultation seeks input on adjustments that would apply to €STR if fallbacks in euro LIBOR or EURIBOR take effect, including the final parameters for these adjustments.

Anti-Bribery & Corruption

ICAC Charges Two in Bribery Scheme to Circumvent China Capital Controls

19/12/2019

A former CITIC branch manager accepted over HK$1mn in commissions for referring 6 bank clients to a money exchange company to remit money from the Mainland to Hong Kong.

Anti-Money Laundering

EU Authorities Issue Framework for Supervisory Cooperation on AML/CFT

19/12/2019

The guidelines set out a framework for bringing together AML/CFT supervisors, prudential supervisors and third-country regulators to coordinate on multi-juridictional AML/CFT matters.

Payments & Settlements

Google Recommends India UPI Model for New US ‘FedNow’ Service

19/12/2019

UPI adoption has grown from 100,000 to 1.15 billion monthly transactions in four years, with 140 member banks using its rails to enable payments for customers.

Credit Risk

S. Korea Bans Mortgage Lending on High-Priced Homes

18/12/2019

To protect against a looming housing bubble, Korea has banned mortgage loans on homes valued over 1.5 billion won in government-designated speculative areas.