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
PEPs & Sanctions
EU Considers Ways to Use Frozen Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine
24/05/2023
EU officials are considering sending the interest generated from cash frozen at Euroclear and Clearstream to Ukraine.
KYC & CDD
Adani Shares Recover as SEBI Struggles to Trace Overseas Investors
24/05/2023
A court-appointed panel says SEBI has been unable to trace the ultimate owners of 13 overseas entities that invested in Adani Group.
Emerging Prudential Risks
China Optimises Policy on Cross-Border Funds for Multinationals
24/05/2023
Existing policy requirements related to the centralised operation of cross-border funds of multinational corporations will be optimised
Sustainable Finance
ELFA, ICMA Offer Practical Guidance on High Yield SLBs
24/05/2023
The ELFA and ICMA partnered to create guidance for the high yield bond market in line with ICMA’s Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles.
Clearing & Post-Trade
ASX Will No Longer Use Blockchain for CHESS Replacement System
22/05/2023
ASX said the rebuild will need to use “a more conventional technology” and no longer involve blockchain or DLT.
Structural Regulation
EU Commission Adopts MoU on UK Regulatory Cooperation
21/05/2023
The MoU is seen as a positive step, but it does not deal with access of UK and EU firms to each other’s markets or equivalence decisions.
Alternative Markets
SEBI Consults on Corporate Governance Enhancements for AIFs
20/05/2023
SEBI proposes amendments to borrowing, leverage, custody and tenure rules for AIFs.
Clearing & Post-Trade
SEBI to Allow Direct Client Participation in Tri-party Repo Segment
20/05/2023
SEBI proposes to allow NBFCs, insurance companies, and mutual funds to directly participate in the tri-party repo segment of the corporate bond market.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
US DOJ Charges Another for Role in ‘CoinDeal’ Fraud
20/05/2023
Bryan Lee allegedly conspired with others to defraud investors in companies that claimed to be developing metaverse-related technologies.
Cryptocurrency
UK Lawmakers Propose to Regulate Crypto as Gambling Products
19/05/2023
Report says unbacked crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ether do not have intrinsic value and pose significant risks to consumers.
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