Nithya Subramanian, a deputy editor at Regulation Asia, has wide experience covering the financial sector in India and Singapore. She has written extensively about wealth management, capital markets and insurance sectors tracking policy and corporate developments. Researching and writing about the South Asian diaspora settled in Singapore and the region is another area of interest. She has a post-graduate degree in English literature. Reach out to her at nithya@regulationasia.com
AML / KYC
Vietnam Death Row Tycoon Faces Money Laundering Charges
07/06/2024
Vietnamese police have concluded the second phase of their investigation into Truong My Lan, who was sentenced to death in April.
AML / KYC
17 Others Involved in Singapore Money Laundering Probe – Report
06/06/2024
The SGD 3 billion in cash and assets seized or issued with prohibition of disposal orders belonged to 27 individuals, not just the 10 accused so far.
ESG / Sustainability
HKMA May Make Green Taxonomy Mandatory for Banks
06/06/2024
Executive director Kenneth Hui said the HKMA is considering making the taxonomy mandatory for the banking sector.
Market Infrastructure
IOSCO Releases Final Report on Handling Market Outages
06/06/2024
The report offers five good practices to improve trading venues’ preparedness for and resilience to market outages.
Enforcement
SGX Imposes Three Year Ban on Ex-CEO of Listed Company
04/06/2024
The three-year ban is the most severe sanction SGX’s Listings Disciplinary Committee can impose.
Fintech / Regtech
DBS Experienced Service Disruption on Saturday – Report
04/06/2024
A spokesperson said a “small number” of users experienced network issues when accessing DBS/POSB digibank mobile services on Saturday.
Fintech / Regtech
CBA, JPM to Pilot Cross-border Bank Account Validation
04/06/2024
CBA’s pilot involves the sharing of limited payee account data through its NameCheck technology on JP Morgan’s Liink network.
Fintech / Regtech
Singapore Launches Governance and Testing Frameworks for GenAI
03/06/2024
Project Moonshot is a toolkit for testing GenAI models. The new Model AI Governance Framework spells out nine dimensions to foster a trusted GenAI ecosystem.
Fintech / Regtech
ESMA Issues Guidance on Use of AI by Investment Firms
03/06/2024
The guidance focuses on the organisational, conduct of business, and best interest requirements under MiFID II.
AML / KYC
Singapore Hands Down 8th Sentence in Money Laundering Case
31/05/2024
Chinese national Lin Baoying has been sentenced to 15 months in jail and will forfeit 90% of the S$170.5mn of assets seized from her.
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