Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

China Targets Illegal Trade in Bank Card Data

14/09/2016

Campaign will target criminals involved in the trade and prevent information leakage.

Credit Risk

Chinese Banks’ Performance Under Pressure – Moody’s

14/09/2016

Transition brings its own risks and will take time to compensate for current weakness, report says.

Capital Adequacy

BCBS Issues Basel III Progress Report

14/09/2016

Document covers 36 Asia-Pacific banks in Committee’s Group 1 category.

KYC & CDD

Gordian Capital Picks Bloomberg Entity Exchange

14/09/2016

Platform supports buy-side provision of data, documentation and broker KYC.

Trading & Investment

Hanoi Exchange Issues New Trading Rules

13/09/2016

New measures aim to prevent manipulation and boost liquidity.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Said to Allow FPIs Direct Access to Capital Markets

13/09/2016

Move would boost foreign inflows, but domestic brokerages expected to lose revenue.

Operational Risk

Vietnam Bank Supervision Failing, Academic Says

13/09/2016

Banking Academy deputy director cites supervision failures; suggests sector restructuring did not have desired impact.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Singapore, Switzerland Sign Fintech Cooperation Pact

13/09/2016

Countries agree to coordinate on regulatory requirements and market for new fintech solutions

Structural Regulation

CSRC Set to Retain Independence

13/09/2016

Regulator likely to remain standalone watchdog; CBRC and CIRC could still be merged.