Capital / Liquidity

APRA Raises Macquarie’s Capital, Liquidity Requirements

02/04/2021

Macquarie is said to have incorrectly treated specific intra-group funding arrangements for the purposes of calculating capital and related entity exposure metrics.

Securities / Derivatives

ASX Finalises, Defers Listing Rule Changes to June

01/04/2021

The listing rule changes deal with online forms, notification of security issues and corporate action timetables.

Market Infrastructure

FS-ISAC Warns Banks of Growing Threat from Cyber Attacks

01/04/2021

Nation-states and cybercriminals may be wittingly leveraging each other’s tools and tactics, leading to an increase in cross-border attacks targeting financial services suppliers.

Market Infrastructure

BCBS Issues Principles for Operational Resilience and Risk

01/04/2021

Increasing banks’ resilience to absorb shocks from operational risks will provide additional safeguards to the financial system as a whole, the BCBS says.

Enforcement

Malaysia Regulators Investigate Investment Scam Syndicate

01/04/2021

The SC has seized records and devices used by the syndicate as well as taken down servers and blocked websites used perpetrate the scams.

Enforcement

SFC Fines Black Marble Securities for Internal Control Failings

01/04/2021

The disciplinary action followed a client complaint about unauthorised trading activities in his account from August 2016 to July 2017.

Crypto / Digital Assets

India MCA Directs Companies to Disclose Crypto Dealings

01/04/2021

Companies are required to disclose their cryptocurrency dealings as well as profits and losses on these transactions in their financial statements.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Eases Restrictions on Bank Dividend Payouts

31/03/2021

The 50% dividend restriction will remain in place until 1 July 2022, at which point the RBNZ will seek to normalise the dividend settings.

Enforcement

SG Police Investigate Over 300 Individuals in Cases of Scams

31/03/2021

The suspects are being investigated for the offences of cheating, money laundering or providing payment services without a licence.