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
Structural Regulation
SIFMA Backs Lawsuit Against SEC Over CAT Funding Model
19/02/2024
SIFMA and others say the SEC has unlawfully imposed “massive costs” on broker-dealers and investors by adopting a revised CAT funding model.
Anti-Money Laundering
BaFin Warns Deutsche Bank Over Transaction Monitoring Systems
19/02/2024
The mandate of a special monitor appointed in 2018 is being extended until end-October to oversee efforts to enhance the bank’s systems for processing transaction data.
Trading & Investment
Japan to Allow Mutual Funds to Invest in Unlisted Shares
19/02/2024
The move will allow retail investors to buy into early stage startups, which will also gain access to more funding prior to an IPO.
Emerging Prudential Risks
BSP, Deutsche Bundesbank Sign MOU on Capacity Building
19/02/2024
Philippines’ BSP and Germany’s Bundesbank signed an MOU to enhance capacity-building efforts through tailored training and advisory services.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
AFP Officer Charged with Stealing Bitcoin from Drug Bust
17/02/2024
The 2019 theft was discovered in 2021, when police implemented new tracing tools and tracked the crypto to Binance.
Anti-Money Laundering
US Court Charges Digitex CEO with BSA Violations
16/02/2024
Founder and CEO of Digitex Futures Exchange has been indicted for failing to establish and implement an AML program as required by the Bank Secrecy Act.
Market Abuse
SC Malaysia Awarded $515m in Insider Trading Case
15/02/2024
Malaysia’s High Court ordered a former CEO to pay the Securities Commission three times profits, as well as a civil penalty and legal costs.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
NYAG Expands Fraud Lawsuit Against Crypto Firms to $3b
13/02/2024
Investigations have revealed that additional investors were defrauded beyond the $1bn claimed in the original suit against Gemini, Genesis and DCG, filed in October 2023.
Anti-Money Laundering
GCFFC Europe Chapter Sets Financial Crime Priorities for 2024
13/02/2024
The priorities include economic security, beneficial ownership, professional money launderers and public-private partnerships.
Structural Regulation
Korea to Enhance Rules on Corporate M&As to Protect Investors
13/02/2024
The FSC proposes to strengthen disclosure requirements for M&As and make third-party reviews mandatory.
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