Nithya Subramanian
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
Articles by Nithya Subramanian
Crypto / Digital Assets
UBS Launches First Tokenised Money Market Fund
05/11/2024
The so-called uMINT fund UBS Asset Management’s first ever money market investment fund built on Ethereum distributed ledger technology.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Unveils New Initiatives to Promote Tokenisation in Financial Services
04/11/2024
The initiatives include establishing a multi-member network to help FIs commercialise their tokenisation trials and providing access to a SGD wCBDC for market testing purposes.
Enforcement
Global Operation Dismantles Major Malware Operations: Eurojust
02/11/2024
Authorities shut down servers and seized domains linked to RedLine and META, which stole personal data from millions of victims worldwide.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FTX’s Former Engineering Director Spared Prison Time
01/11/2024
Nishad Singh has avoided prison time after cooperating with prosecutors. But the court has ordered him to pay $11bn in restitution.
AML / KYC
Singapore Launches Law Enforcement Strategy to Tackle Money Laundering
01/11/2024
The strategy identifies 4 focus areas and 10 key actions to ensure that law enforcement agencies remain at the forefront of AML efforts.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Grants In-Principle Approval to Crypto Firm Gemini
01/11/2024
The licence will allow Gemini to provide cross-border money transfers and digital payment token services in Singapore.
Securities / Derivatives
SGX Expands Access to Hong Kong Market with New SDRs
01/11/2024
SGX has launched five Hong Kong SDRs offering investors cost-effective and convenient access to top Hang Seng Index stocks.
AML / KYC
25 New Charges Against Malaysia’s Najib Razak are Valid, Court Rules
30/10/2024
Former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak will have to face four additional abuse of power charges and 21 additional money laundering charges.
AML / KYC
Singapore Publishes National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy
30/10/2024
The new national AML strategy expands on a 2016 policy statement and introduces three building blocks and three supporting pillars to improve Singapore’s AML framework.
UK FCA Sets Priorities and Expectations for Retail Banks in 2025
30/10/2024
Dear CEO letter highlights the consumer duty, operational resilience, fraud and financial crime, and sustainable finance as key focus areas for retail banks.
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