Trading & Investment

Philippines’ 1st DDS to List Next Month

28/03/2017

Two firms confirmed as eligible brokers; BDO Unibank the designated settlement bank.

AI Risk & Governance

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.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

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.

KYC & CDD

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.

Market Risk

No FRTB Until 2021 – APRA

24/03/2017

Regulator says BCBS unlikely to finalise rules until ‘2020 at the earliest’.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Asia Set to Withstand Regulatory Uncertainty – IMF

23/03/2017

Regional representative Geoffrey Heenan addresses potential ‘balkanisation’ in regulatory reform.

Market Abuse

MAS, Singapore Police Seal Spoofing Conviction

23/03/2017

Former remisier manipulated prices of stocks; traded CFDs on resulting market movements.

Liquidity Risk

Philippines to Ink 2 ABIF Agreements Next Month

23/03/2017

Outside regional framework, six banks are negotiating individual deals to set up operations.

Payments & Settlements

SGX Accepts Order to Improve Resilience

22/03/2017

Exchange needs to improve six measures over the next 24 months, will contribute costs.