Sanday Chongo Kabange is an experienced multimedia journalist and a contributor to Regulation Asia. He focuses on compliance, regulatory and legal issues for financial services.
Fintech / Regtech
APRA Calls on Firms to Improve Data Risk Management Practices
29/11/2023
APRA outlined multiple areas where improvements can be made to improve the data management practices of banks, insurers, and superannuation trustees.
ASIC Issues New Guidance on Financial Adviser Registration
29/11/2023
ASIC’s new guidance is to help financial advisers who service retail clients to register before the 1 February 2024 final deadline.
ESG / Sustainability
HK FSTB Consults on Paperless Corporate Communications
29/11/2023
Listed and non-listed companies incorporated in Hong Kong would be allowed to rely on implied consent for disseminating corporate communications by means of website.
ESG / Sustainability
HKEX and China Beijing Green Exchange Partner on ESG
29/11/2023
HKEX and CBGEX will cooperate on building an ESG ecosystem and collaborate on promoting green and sustainable finance.
AML / KYC
HKMA Launches New Service to Alert FPS Users of Potential Fraud
29/11/2023
The new alert mechanism will alert banking customers when an FPS proxy ID is flagged as “High Risk” on the Scameter search engine.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Philippine SEC to Ban Unregistered Foreign Trading Platforms
28/11/2023
The SEC is planning to ban online stock and crypto trading platforms that are not registered to operate in the Philippines.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HK SFC Under Fresh Scrutiny Over Crypto Platform Hounax
28/11/2023
The SFC is being accused of playing a “passive role” by not blocking suspicious crypto trading platform Hounax and preventing it from contacting the public.
Market Infrastructure
Australia to Introduce RBA Reform Bill to Parliament
27/11/2023
The bill will “reinforce the RBA’s independence, clarify its role and modernise its structure”, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said.
Enforcement
SFC Starts Legal Proceedings Against AMTD Global Markets Limited
24/11/2023
The SFC has asked the city’s Court of First Instance to inquire into the circumstances of non-compliance by AMTD Global Markets Limited and its former executives.
ESG / Sustainability
Climate Disclosures and Financial Statements Should be Coherent: XRB
23/11/2023
New Zealand’s XRB issued new guidance highlighting the need for coherence between financial statements and climate-related disclosures.
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