
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.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Australia Court Hits ANZ With Record A$ 250m Penalty for Misconduct
19/12/2025
Largest-ever penalty secured by ASIC follows systemic failures in retail banking and unconscionable conduct in government bond deal.

Operational Risk
Malaysia Central Bank Mulls Operational Resilience Overhaul for FIs
19/12/2025
BNM has launched a consultation on a new resilience-first approach, citing rising digital and third-party risks.

Structural Regulation
Australian Regulators Unveil Roadmap to Cut Financial Sector Red Tape
19/12/2025
A multi-agency plan details over 50 commitments to simplify rules, streamline data reporting, and reduce compliance burdens for FIs.

Trading & Investment
India's NCDEX Gets SEBI Approval for New Mutual Fund Platform
19/12/2025
NCDEX has received regulatory approval for a platform aimed at rural investors, a precursor to its planned equities launch.

Structural Regulation
ASIC Clarifies Tech Resilience Rules for Market Operators, Participants
19/12/2025
ASIC has updated its guidance to simplify compliance, clarify rules on outsourcing critical services, and define major event reporting.

Cryptocurrency
Australia Court Orders Winding Up of Crypto Firms Over A$59m Unlicensed Scheme
19/12/2025
The Federal Court found the firms operated an unregistered managed investment scheme and acted without a licence.

Structural Regulation
Vietnam Central Bank Proposes Easing Rules for Bank Networks
19/12/2025
The draft circular aims to shorten approval times, scrap redundant reporting, and grant lenders greater operational flexibility.

Structural Regulation
Taiwan FSC Amends Rules on Product Cross-Selling
19/12/2025
The FSC has expanded the scope of securities cross-selling for financial holding companies and detailed a new framework for inter-firm partnerships.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Korea Forms New Committee to Bolster Financial Consumer Protection
19/12/2025
The public-private body will review financial consumer policy, with a private-sector-only subcommittee established to ensure independent evaluation.

Anti-Money Laundering
Philippines House Approves Bill to Amend Bank Secrecy Law
19/12/2025
The bill grants the BSP new supervisory authority to examine bank deposits in cases of suspected fraud.
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