
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.

Structural Regulation
Korea Set to Update Rules to Support Overseas Expansion by Financial Firms
22/06/2023
The FSC said its regulatory overhaul will make it easier for Korean financial firms to acquire, establish, invest in, and operate overseas subsidiaries.

Anti-Money Laundering
Indonesia OJK Issues New AML/CFT/CPF Regulations
22/06/2023
OJK’s Mahendra Siregar said the new regulations are aligned with the FATF standards, and will help Indonesia become a FATF member.

Trading & Investment
Korea Adopts Two Prong Approach to Boost Tech Listings
21/06/2023
Regulators will run a month-long roadshow promoting stock listings by tech firms, and work to enact further facilitative rule changes.

Market Abuse
SEBI Punishes 135 Entities Over Stock Manipulation Scheme
21/06/2023
SEBI fined 135 entities and barred them from accessing the securities market over a stock manipulation scheme.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Korea FTC Investigates Securities Firms for Price Fixing
21/06/2023
The FTC sent investigators to the offices of Samsung Securities, Meritz Securities, Kiwoom Securities and KB Securities and seized documents.

Anti-Money Laundering
EBA Calls Out Ineffective AML Risk Management in Payments Sector
21/06/2023
The EBA says money laundering and terrorist financing risks are “not managed effectively” at EU payment institutions.

Reporting & Disclosures
New Zealand FSC Publishes New Guidance on Climate Disclosures
21/06/2023
The new FSC guidance is designed to help fund managers and insurers to better understand and assess climate-related risks and prepare for mandatory climate reporting.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
HKMA Directs Banks to Enhance Protections for Payment Card Customers
21/06/2023
Banks are directed to comply with new guidance by end June 2023. For enhancements that require system changes, banks should comply within six months.

Payments & Settlements
RBNZ Considers Expanding Access to Settlement Accounts
19/06/2023
The RBNZ is seeking feedback on a framework to assess the risks of opening up access to the Exchange Settlement Account System.

Supervision & Enforcement
APRA Fines OnePath Custodians for Breaching Superannuation Law
19/06/2023
OnePath Custodians failed to direct 125 default member contributions to a MySuper product as required by the law.
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