Market Abuse

Korean Regulators Start Short-selling Inspections at Foreign Firms

30/08/2022

The FSS has launched an inspection of Morgan Stanley’s short-selling practices. Similar inspections at BAML and Goldman Sachs will come next.

Cryptocurrency

UnionBank Becomes First Philippine Bank to Enable Crypto Trading

30/08/2022

UnionBank has also been exploring other uses of blockchain technology, as it seeks to future-proof its business and expand its metaverse footprint.

Market Data & Technology

APRA Relaxes Phase 2 Timelines of Superannuation Data Project

29/08/2022

The overall consultation timeline for Phase 2 of the Superannuation Data Transformation project is being extended from 9 months to 14 months.

Structural Regulation

New Zealand FMA Sets Out Priorities in New Corporate Plan

29/08/2022

The FMA will prioritise work on three new legislative regimes: financial advice licensing, climate-related disclosures, and conduct licensing.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Australia Proposes Reduced Barriers to Financial Advice Profession

29/08/2022

Treasury proposes to remove tertiary education requirements for experienced financial advisers, and simpler requirements for new entrants to the industry.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Addressing Fraud Risk Requires Multi-Pronged Approach – Report

29/08/2022

NICE Actimize and Regulation Asia have published a new white paper exploring the banking industry’s response to fraud and online scams in APAC.

Data Privacy

Australia Consults on CDR Expansion to Non Bank Lending

29/08/2022

A report from Treasury says information about non-bank lending products as well as customer information should be subject to CDR data-sharing obligations.

Climate Risk

Japan Publishes Results of Climate Scenario Analysis Exercise

29/08/2022

The results highlight a need for banks to use common assumptions within their models, refine their analysis of individual companies, and enhance their methodologies.

Cryptocurrency

MAS Seeking Granular Business Activity Info From Crypto Firms

29/08/2022

The exercise is reportedly aimed at gathering information from crypto-related firms in Singapore ahead of planned regulatory changes for the sector.