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AML / KYC
MAS Closes Book on 1MDB
01/06/2017
Authority issues final fines against Credit Suisse, UOB; bans former employees of now-defunct private banks.
AML / KYC
HK Regulator, Police, Banks Set up Financial Crime Taskforce
28/05/2017
12-month pilot to work on ‘detection, prevention and disruption’; HKMA also joins Financial Security Expert Alliance with PBOC, Macau central bank.
AML / KYC
Indonesia Ends Banking Secrecy
18/05/2017
Tax authorities can now access accounts held by Indonesian citizens and foreigners.
AML / KYC
HK SFC Launches Broker Cybersecurity Consultation
09/05/2017
Cybercrime rapidly becoming a top priority of Asia Pacific regulators.
Market Infrastructure
ESMA to Cooperate with New Zealand Regulators on CCPs
20/04/2017
MoU recognises New Zealand’s CCPs as able to provide clearing to EU clearing members, trading venues.
AML / KYC
Australia Cracks Down on Interest-Only Loans
03/04/2017
ASIC and APRA separately announce measures against interest-only lending.
AML / KYC
IOSCO Enhances Cross-Border Enforcement Cooperation
03/04/2017
New powers enable members to share and obtain audit work, internet records and phone records.
Securities / Derivatives
Short-term Derivatives to Require FMA License
03/04/2017
Companies offering short-duration derivatives in NZ will require license from December 2017.
Market Infrastructure
Philippines to Establish Shared Clearing, Settlements System
03/04/2017
Banking industry commits to forming two automated clearing houses this year.
Market Infrastructure
China Launches Online Payment Clearinghouse
03/04/2017
New clearing platform cuts direct link between third-party payment providers and banks.
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