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
Operational Risk
Thai SEC Developing Stress Test for Capital Market Participants
17/10/2023
The SEC is collaborating with securities firms and asset managers to develop a stress test to assess risks and vulnerabilities in the industry.
Emerging Prudential Risks
IMF Warns of Global Banking Vulnerabilities from High Inflation
17/10/2023
The IMF calls for better stress testing practices, higher international standards, and lending facilities to enhance bank resilience.
Structural Regulation
KRX Revises Guidelines for Corporate Governance Reporting
17/10/2023
The revisions will improve disclosures in areas like dividends, shareholder communications, capital raisings, board diversity, and remuneration.
Structural Regulation
FCA Seeks Reforms to Bolster UK Fund Management Industry
16/10/2023
FCA chair Ashley Alder outlined plans to reform the UK asset management regime, focusing on proportionality, innovation and productive investment.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Hong Kong: ICAC Arrests 20 for MPF Withdrawal Fraud
14/10/2023
The ICAC arrested 20 people, including an insurance agent, for allegedly using forged documents to withdraw MPF balances early.
Anti-Money Laundering
SEBI Revises AML Guidelines for Securities Market Intermediaries
13/10/2023
The revisions lower the shareholding threshold for partners of a firm to be considered as beneficial owners from 15 to 10 percent, among other changes.
DeFi & Web3
ESMA Publishes Two Papers on DeFi Risks and Categorisation
13/10/2023
One paper analyses the main features, benefits and challenges of DeFi. The other proposes a methodology to classify smart contracts.
Reporting & Disclosures
Bursa Malaysia, Westports, OCBC to Collaborate on ESG
12/10/2023
Westports Holdings and OCBC Bank will become the latest early adopters of Bursa Malaysia’s Centralised Sustainability Intelligence Platform.
AI Risk & Governance
SIFMA Urges SEC Not to Adopt Proposed Rules for Predictive Data Analytics
11/10/2023
SIFMA said the proposed rules would impose unreasonable and unworkable requirements on brokers and advisors and limit their ability to use technology.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Grants MCX Approval to Launch New Platform
11/10/2023
The new web-based commodity derivatives platform will launch on 16 October after being put on hold last month.
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