Samuel is Regulation Asia's former managing editor and currently serves as an editorial advisor. samuel@regulationasia.com
Crypto / Digital Assets
Indonesia Shuts Down 19 Illegal Investment Firms
28/03/2017
Task force gathering intelligence via social media; has received 430 reports from whistleblowers.
Securities / Derivatives
Philippines’ 1st DDS to List Next Month
28/03/2017
Two firms confirmed as eligible brokers; BDO Unibank the designated settlement bank.
Market Infrastructure
Top PBOC Official Moots Fintech Sandbox
27/03/2017
Head of science and technology department eyes UK FCA’s model; to develop ‘more invasive’ regulation including regtech.
Market Infrastructure
Merrill Lynch Units’ $1.9mn Fine Could Have Been Much Larger – HK SFC
27/03/2017
One unit advised on futures contracts for more than 10 years without the required license.
AML / KYC
India, Singapore, Guangdong Join Shift to ID Card-based KYC
24/03/2017
Financial institutions could soon be able to access government-held information including biometric data.
Capital / Liquidity
No FRTB Until 2021 – APRA
24/03/2017
Regulator says BCBS unlikely to finalise rules until ‘2020 at the earliest’.
Capital / Liquidity
Asia Set to Withstand Regulatory Uncertainty – IMF
23/03/2017
Regional representative Geoffrey Heenan addresses potential ‘balkanisation’ in regulatory reform.
Securities / Derivatives
MAS, Singapore Police Seal Spoofing Conviction
23/03/2017
Former remisier manipulated prices of stocks; traded CFDs on resulting market movements.
Capital / Liquidity
Philippines to Ink 2 ABIF Agreements Next Month
23/03/2017
Outside regional framework, six banks are negotiating individual deals to set up operations.
Securities / Derivatives
SGX Accepts Order to Improve Resilience
22/03/2017
Exchange needs to improve six measures over the next 24 months, will contribute costs.
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