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
Market Infrastructure
BSP Issues Draft Guidelines on Operational Resilience
14/07/2023
Financial institutions should be able to demonstrate that they can continue to render critical operations through significant disruptions.
Enforcement
UK FCA Fines Bastion Capital Over Cum-Ex Trades
13/07/2023
The UK FCA imposed a GBP 2.45 million fine on a former broker that executed over GBP 70 billion worth of fraudulent trades.
AML / KYC
UAE Becomes First Arab Country to Join APG as Observer
13/07/2023
A delegation from the UAE participated as an observer in the APG forum in Vancouver earlier this month. Other observers include the UK, France, and Germany.
China’s NFRA Warns Consumers of Fake Financial Regulator Scams
13/07/2023
NFRA has issued a risk alert to inform consumers of various fraudulent schemes involving impersonation of financial regulators and their staff.
BSP Issues New Rules on Bank Stockholders’ Fitness and Propriety
13/07/2023
The draft circular sets out the criteria and approval process for bank stockholders, aiming to ensure their fitness and propriety.
Enforcement
Terra Co-Founder Daniel Shin Faces First Terra Hearing in Korea
13/07/2023
Daniel Shin and seven other Terra staff are accused of violating capital markets laws, making false representations, and causing the de-pegging of TerraUSD.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US Indicts Moroccan for Crypto and NFT Spoofing Scam
11/07/2023
A Moroccan man is accused of stealing cryptocurrency and NFTs by creating a fake OpenSea website.
Big Picture
RBI Panel Proposes Measures to Boost Rupee Internationalisation
10/07/2023
The panel proposes short, medium and long term measures to increase the use of the rupee in cross-border transactions.
AML / KYC
India Allows GST Network to Share Data for AML
08/07/2023
The GST Network has been added as the 26th entity that must share information with the ED and FIU under the PMLA.
Fintech / Regtech
FSA, BOJ Offer Update on Joint Data Collection Project
26/06/2023
In the second half of fiscal 2023, regulators will use the new platform to start collecting “highly granular data on corporate lending” in stages, the FSA said.
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