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Capital / Liquidity
Korea Efforts to Tackle Household Debt Have Little Impact as Boom Continues
21/09/2017
Regulator calls on banks to strictly screen mortgage applications as household debt increases by $15.9bn over July and August.
Fintech / Regtech
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sends Fintech Delegation to London
21/09/2017
Central bank and apex regulator says delegation is the largest it has ever put together, will meet London start-ups and accelerator programmes.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS Creates Advisory Panel on Cybersecurity
21/09/2017
Panel on cybersecurity and resilience includes representatives from Accenture, JPMorgan, London Stock Exchange, PwC and Standard Chartered Bank.
Securities / Derivatives
India to Boost Securities Lending to Support Derivatives Market Development
18/09/2017
SEBI consults on lending and borrowing in cash derivatives segment, asks whether physical settlement should be made compulsory.
AML / KYC
AUSTRAC to Lead Efforts to Combat IS Funding in Southeast Asia
18/09/2017
Australia hopes to cooperate with other jurisdictions in SE Asia amid concern IS will turn its attention to the region after Middle East setbacks.
Enforcement
Shanghai Futures Exchange Flags Abnormal Market Behaviours
18/09/2017
More than half of abnormal transactions which require disciplinary action by futures exchange involve the frequent placing and cancellation of orders.
AML / KYC
Indonesia Tightens AML Rules to Address Fintech Complexity
14/09/2017
Bank Indonesia says new technological developments and innovations have increased risks of money laundering via payment and forex systems.
AML / KYC
Top PBOC Official Makes AML Powerplay
13/09/2017
Vice governor Yin Yong says central bank to ‘centralise’ work amid concerns about sanctions risk and meeting stricter international standards.
Market Infrastructure
SGX Regulatory Subsidiary Ready to Start Operations
12/09/2017
SGX RegCo will begin operations on Friday (12 September) with three new board members joining Tan Cheng Han and Tan Boon Gin at the helm.
AML / KYC
Vietnam Central Bank Confesses Risk Monitoring, Inspection, Anti-corruption Failures
12/09/2017
Government Inspectorate says SBV should take action against individuals named in report; provincial and administrative units reminded to report all criminal activity.
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