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
Clearing & Post-Trade
LME Defends March Decision to Cancel Nickel Trades
05/12/2022
The LME said a dozen of its members would have defaulted if it did not cancel the nickel trades in March 2022.
Emerging Prudential Risks
BNM Consults on Licensing Framework for Digital Insurers
30/11/2022
Digital insurers and takaful operators will initially be subject to a lower minimum paid-up capital requirement during a 3-5 year foundational period.
Stablecoins
HKMA Report Assesses Spillover Risk from Asset-Backed Stablecoins
28/11/2022
The report finds that failures of stablecoins or other crypto assets pose material impacts on the traditional financial system such as the money market.
Liquidity Risk
PBOC Cuts RRR for Banks, Lenders Offer Credit to Developers
28/11/2022
The latest measures are being somewhat overshadowed by a new round of Covid-related lockdowns and protests in several Chinese cities.
Sustainable Finance
HKMA Report Calls Out Greenwashing by Green Bond Issuers
28/11/2022
The report shows that so-called greenwashing firms are to some extent being penalised by the market with higher re-issuance costs.
Trading & Investment
Canada Study Shines Spotlight on How Gamification Influences Investors
25/11/2022
In the study, participants who were rewarded with points for buying and selling stocks made 39% more trades, even though the points had “negligible value.”
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
FCA Warns Against Gamification in Stock Trading Apps
24/11/2022
The proportion of stock trading app users with at-risk gambling behaviours was more prevalent for apps with certain game-like elements.
Structural Regulation
SEBI to Enhance Listed Company Disclosure Requirements
23/11/2022
SEBI proposes new thresholds to quantify what constitutes a material event requiring disclosure, among other enhancements.
Structural Regulation
PNGX Proposes New Listing Rules for Consultation
28/10/2022
ASX, NZX, SGX, and SPX issuers would have to comply with only a minimal number of PNGX rules for a dual listing. The proposals also provide a framework for SPAC listings.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC Offers Conduct Guidance to Wholesale Market Participants
26/10/2022
Fixed income dealers should establish clear prohibitions on the use of unapproved communication channels, ASIC says.
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