
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.

Enforcement
Korea Increases Rewards for Capital Market Whistleblowers
31/01/2024
Whistleblower reports can also be filed anonymously, to better protect reporters of unfair transactions and market misconduct.

AML / KYC
Taiwan Launches Campaign to Drive Anti Fraud Innovation
31/01/2024
The campaign will use seminars, co-creation workshops, and pilot testing to promote innovative approaches to combatting fraud.

Market Infrastructure
SGX, IDX to Explore Dual Listings Under New MoU
30/01/2024
SGX and IDX will explore collaboration on depositary receipts, ETF cross-listings, index development, and dual listings.

Fintech / Regtech
BOT, SET Push New Digital Payments Infrastructure on Businesses
30/01/2024
The BOT and SET are promoting the use of a new payment infrastructure called “PromptBiz” to facilitate the digitalisation of the business sector.

Securities / Derivatives
KOFIA to Draw Up Measures to Resolve ‘Korea Discount’
25/01/2024
Measures include inducing listed companies to improve their dividend payout ratios and enhance investment returns for shareholders.

Market Infrastructure
HKMA, PBOC Unveil Policy Measures to Deepen Financial Cooperation
25/01/2024
Securities firms are allowed to sell financial products directly via Wealth Connect and the individual investor quota has been tripled.

AML / KYC
HKMA Proposes to Extend FINEST to Personal Account Data
24/01/2024
The HKMA is seeking to extend FINEST, a bank-to-bank information sharing platform launched in June, to allow sharing of personal account information.

ESG / Sustainability
Hong Kong SFC Outlines Strategic Priorities for 2024-2026
24/01/2024
The SFC will explore potential connect initiatives with other markets, embrace tokenisation of traditional products, and introduce AI in its workflows.

Securities / Derivatives
SFC to Review Brokers’ Internal Controls Next Month
24/01/2024
The circularisation exercise and internal control review will help to identify potential misconduct such as misappropriation of client assets.

Capital / Liquidity
RBNZ Consults on Proposals to Activate DTI Restrictions for Mortgage Lending
23/01/2024
The RBNZ says DTI restrictions will allow the central bank to loosen the LVR settings without increasing risks to financial stability.
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