Anti-Bribery & Corruption

Ex-ICBC Shanghai Boss Expelled from Party, Public Posts

21/11/2019

Gu Guoming was reportedly found to have been involved in ‘serious corruption’, taking “an extremely large amount” of bribes and using his position to seek benefits for friends and relatives.

Capital Adequacy

APRA Consults on Revised Leverage Ratio Requirements

21/11/2019

APRA intends to adopt BCBS revisions to the leverage ratio standard and disclosure requirements, and allow IRB ADIs to adopt modified SA-CCR early for public disclosure.

Trading & Investment

CEINEX Prepares to Launch Shanghai-Deutsche Stock Connect

21/11/2019

Under the plan, German companies will issue CDRs on the SSE, and Chinese companies will issue GDRs on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Former NAB Branch Manager Sentenced for Home Loan Referral Fraud

21/11/2019

Mathew Alwan was permanently banned by ASIC last year and pleaded guilty to ‘intention to defraud’ earlier this year for making false or misleading statements to NAB.

Reporting & Disclosures

EP Association Adopts 4th Iteration of ‘Equator Principles’

21/11/2019

DBS becomes the newest of 101 financial institutions to adopt the ‘Equator Principles’, a globally recognised framework for determining, assessing and managing environment and social risk in project finance.

Resolution & Recovery

India to Increase Deposit Insurance Limit – Reports

20/11/2019

India’s finance ministry plans to increase the deposit guarantee limit to protect consumers against bank failures.

Supervision & Enforcement

APRA ‘Heatmaps’ to Expose Underperforming Super Funds

20/11/2019

The heatmap is designed to emphasise underperformance, not to be used as a peer ranking mechanism or give a pat on the back to better-performing superannuation products.

Resolution & Recovery

MCA Releases Interim Rules for Handling NBFC Insolvency

20/11/2019

The framework will serve as an interim mechanism to deal with any urgent situation at systemically important NBFCs, pending the introduction of a full resolution framework.

Structural Regulation

CSRC Solicits Comments on Revised Rules for Futures Exchanges

20/11/2019

The CSRC has revised its rules for futures exchanges to align with new developments, existing futures market practices, and international standards, as well as to improve front-line supervision.