Mark Johnston
Based in Singapore, Mark is an experienced journalist and editor with over a decade of experience reporting on technology and business trends throughout Asia. Mark got his start as an engineer, graduating from the UK's Queen's University of Belfast with a Master's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. As senior reporter for Regulation Asia, Mark focuses on regulatory changes impacting financial markets, with particular interest in fintech, cybersecurity and crypto markets.
Articles by Mark Johnston
AML / KYC
Taiwan Prosecutors Charge 14 in Crypto Laundering Case
25/08/2025
Prosecutors have charged individuals linked to the CoinW and BitShine exchanges in Taiwan's largest-ever crypto laundering and fraud case.
AML / KYC
South Korea Uncovers KRW 137B Illegal Foreign Exchange Ring
25/08/2025
South Korea's customs agency has apprehended ten individuals accused of siphoning money abroad illegally.
Securities / Derivatives
China Issues New Online Marketing Rules For Futures Firms
25/08/2025
China’s securities regulator introduces comprehensive controls on futures companies’ internet marketing, with stricter content, conduct and compliance requirements.
Market Infrastructure
China Proposes Major Overhaul of Interbank FX Market Rules
25/08/2025
New draft regulations aim to strengthen comprehensive supervision, clarify market access for institutions and modernise a framework dating back to 1996.
Korea to Require Disclosure of Preferential Rate Conditions for Mortgages
25/08/2025
Regulators to add housing loan discount criteria to the official comparison portal amid complaints over bundling and opaque pricing.
Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Finalises Changes to Classification Framework for Securities Firms
25/08/2025
Revised framework adds 'functional performance' to ratings, expands bonus points for smaller firms, and toughens penalties for major violations.
Fintech / Regtech
India to Introduce New IT Audit Standards for Startups, Fintechs
24/08/2025
ICAI aims to enable chartered accountants to identify and help mitigate critical IT-related risks, such as cybersecurity threats, data breaches and system failures.
Securities / Derivatives
Major Taiwan Pension Fund Steers External Managers Away from HK Firms
24/08/2025
Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Funds has reportedly directed its third-party asset managers to avoid using Hong Kong firms for investment mandates.
RBI Shifting to Principle- and Outcome-based Regulatory Framework
23/08/2025
The RBI is moving towards a flexible, outcome-focused framework to grant firms more operational freedom while still achieving its regulatory goals.
Enforcement
India Reconstitutes and Expands Mandate of Banking Fraud Advisory Board
22/08/2025
The reconstituted Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds will have to review all public sector bank frauds over INR 30 million before criminal probes can begin.
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