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Fintech / Regtech
Singapore Banking Union Opens to Broader Financial Industry
14/01/2019
The newly renamed Banking and Financial Services Union aims to help professionals stay relevant and competitive amid technological advancement and industry changes.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Banking Securitisation Code Takes Effect
14/01/2019
The Code provides guidance on the qualifying conditions to use the internal assessment approach for calculating the capital requirement for certain securitisation exposures.
Enforcement
RBI Imposes Monetary Penalty on Citibank India
14/01/2019
The ₹30mn penalty is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance related to ‘fit and proper’ requirements for bank directors.
Market Infrastructure
Productivity Commission Identifies Structural Flaws in Super Sector
11/01/2019
Superannuation members could benefit by an estimated A$3.8bn if two main structural problems were fixed, says the Productivity Commission in a new report.
Market Infrastructure
India Introduces Cybersecurity Rules for Mutual Funds, Asset Managers
11/01/2019
Mutual funds and asset management companies must develop a cybersecurity policy document approved and regularly reviewed by their boards and trustees.
Capital / Liquidity
India Delays Implementation Of Capital Conservation Buffer By One Year
11/01/2019
The RBI has announced the final tranche of the capital conservation buffer will be applicable from 31 March 2020 instead of 31 March 2019.
ASIC Consults on Fee, Cost Disclosures at Super, Managed Funds
10/01/2019
ASIC proposes new disclosure norms for superannuation and managed investment funds to boost transparency and comparability between funds.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Turns Down Bank Requests for Special Classification of IL&FS Loans
10/01/2019
Banks will need to provision for IL&FS assets at the standard rate of 15% in the first year in the December quarter and will not get the six month reprieve they had asked for.
Market Infrastructure
Citi to Divest Stake in Mainland Securities Joint Venture
10/01/2019
Citi is looking to form its own majority-owned securities joint venture in China following new rules allowing foreign firms to acquire controlling stakes in such partnerships.
Market Infrastructure
BIS Issues Report on Central Bank Digital Currencies
10/01/2019
Only one of 63 central bank respondents has said it is very likely to issue a central bank digital currency in the next six years.
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