Ranamita Chakraborty

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    Ranamita is a Singapore-based reporter with over five years of experience in journalism, content writing and public relations. She holds a Master's degree in International Relations from RSIS, NTU Singapore and a Bachelor of Communication degree from Murdoch University, Australia.

    Articles by Ranamita Chakraborty

    Fintech / Regtech

    S. Korea: Internet Banks to Boost Low Credit Score Lending

    30/05/2021

    Internet-only banks will expand lending to mid to low credit borrowers to at least 30 percent of total lending by end-2023.

    Enforcement

    UPDATE: Former Adviser Jailed for Six Years in Australia

    27/05/2021

    Former adviser Ross Andrew Hopkins misappropriated about A$2.9mn of client funds without their knowledge over three years.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Taiwan to Enable Interoperability Between E-payment Providers

    27/05/2021

    Amendments due to take effect from 1 July will enable users of e-payment services and stored-value facilities to transfer money across platforms.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Australia: Senate Committee to Probe ‘Debanking’ of Fintechs

    25/05/2021

    The government needs to better understand the policy issues which may be leading to debanking so that they can be addressed, said Senator Andrew Bragg.

    Taiwan Listed Companies Told to Postpone Shareholder Meetings

    24/05/2021

    A special regulation to combat Covid-19 will exempt Taiwan listed companies from requirements to hold shareholders’ meetings by end-June.

    Bangladesh Approves Legislation Targeting Wilful Defaulters

    22/05/2021

    The draft amendments formally define wilful defaulters and clarify the actions that can be taken against them, including restrictions on forming new companies.

    Enforcement

    SEC Penalises S&P Dow Jones Indices for Disclosure Failure

    22/05/2021

    The SEC settled charges against S&P DJI for the dissemination of stale index values which resulted from an undisclosed quality control feature.

    Market Infrastructure

    Nomura to Set Up Electronic FX Trading Engine in Singapore

    20/05/2021

    The electronic FX pricing and trading engine will improve execution infrastructure, access to liquidity and price discovery for clients.

    Securities / Derivatives

    APRA Mulls Changes to Super Fund Rules on Spending, Investing

    19/05/2021

    APRA is considering rules that could limit super fund spending on advertising and memberships, as well as changes to the prudential standard on investment governance.

    New Zealand Enhances Voluntary Retirement Savings Scheme

    17/05/2021

    The government has announced changes to the KiwiSaver default providers, among other changes to enhance the financial wellbeing of locals in retirement.

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