ESG Data

PITCH! REGTECH: ESG Data Needs to Be More Accurate 

25/05/2023

Panellists at Regulation Asia’s PITCH! REGTECH conference said RegTech needs to be “creative” to help FIs manage ESG data.

Sustainable Finance

Singapore Launches Sustainable Finance Training for Asset Managers

25/05/2023

IMAS is introducing sustainable finance training courses to enhance capacity building within the asset management industry.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

HK SFC Disqualifies Former Luxey International Directors

25/05/2023

A Hong Kong court found two former Luxey International directors responsible for fraudulently inflating the price of a corporate acquisition and pocketing the gains.

Payments & Settlements

ASX Confirms Plans to Ramp Up Industry Testing Exercises

24/05/2023

ASX will increase the number of BCP events to two per year. All participants are expected to attend. The next BCP event is on 3 June.

Cryptocurrency

Malaysia SC Orders Crypto Firm Huobi to Cease Local Operations

24/05/2023

Huobi is directed to stop advertising to Malaysian investors and to remove its app from local app stores.

Cryptocurrency

IOSCO Proposes First-Ever Global Regulations for Crypto Market

24/05/2023

The recommendations cover activities including offering, admission to trading, ongoing trading, settlement, market surveillance and custody, and retail distribution.

Anti-Money Laundering

Japan to Enforce Travel Rule for Crypto from 1 June

24/05/2023

The FSA had already issued rules for travel rule implementation, but a definitive date for enforcement had not been set until now.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Proposes Measures to Reduce Equity Derivatives Volatility

23/05/2023

SEBI is seeking comments on proposed measures to strengthen the existing price band formulation for derivative-linked shares.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Seeks Uniform Total Expense Ratio for Mutual Funds

23/05/2023

SEBI’s proposed measures aim to increase transparency regarding the costs borne by mutual fund investors.