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AML / KYC
SC Ventures’ Su Kiang Lau Shares How Banks Face Fraud and Cybersecurity Challenges
18/09/2023
Su Kiang Lau, Executive Director – Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance at SC Ventures, spoke at Regulation Asia’s Fraud & Financial Crime Asia 2023 event on 13 July. At the sidelines of the event, he discussed how banks are looking at major challenges such as fraud, cybersecurity crime and data security. He also shared how Standard Chartered is using data to detect fraud risks.
ESG / Sustainability
Report Offers Guidance on Financial Sector Alignment With Paris Accord
18/09/2023
New report from IMF, World Bank, and OECD seeks to ensure diverging approaches to Paris Agreement alignment do not push climate goals further away.
Securities / Derivatives
Beijing Authorities Announce Measures to Support Tech Unicorns
17/09/2023
The measures emphasise a focus on facilitating public listings by tech unicorns in both domestic and overseas stock markets.
AML / KYC
Australia Introduces Identity Verification Services Bill to Parliament
17/09/2023
The government said the bill strikes “the right balance between achieving fast and convenient identity verification and maintaining strong standards of privacy and security.
Capital / Liquidity
First Chinese Insurer Approved to Issue Perpetual Bonds
17/09/2023
Taikang Life’s approval comes a year after Chinese regulators said they would allow insurance companies to issue perpetual bonds to replenish their capital.
Capital / Liquidity
BIS Paper Suggests Redesign of AT1 Instruments May Be Warranted
17/09/2023
The paper says some market participants “may not fully appreciate” that writedown conditions may differ across AT1 instruments.
AML / KYC
Philippine SEC Teams Up With US Counterpart, IOSCO to Tackle Securities-related Crime
15/09/2023
The Philippines SEC is looking to strengthen its enforcement capabilities to protect investors from securities fraud and other forms of investment scams.
PBOC Asks Banks to Delay Squaring FX Positions
15/09/2023
Some brokerage companies were told to scale back their proprietary FX trading, to alleviate downside pressure on the yuan.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Propose Good Practices for Leveraged Loan, CLO Markets
15/09/2023
IOSCO says a “prolonged borrower-friendly environment” has given rise to vulnerabilities in leveraged loan and CLO markets.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Warns of Emerging Risks in Private Finance Markets
15/09/2023
IOSCO says private finance markets are “inherently opaque”, and that connections with other parts of the financial system may allow risks to spill into public markets.
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