
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
FSC Korea to Lower Regulatory Burden for Firms Seeking M&A
09/05/2023
The FSC will ease requirements on potential buyers to prove their financial capacity and set up facilities to help finance M&A activity.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC Revises Implementation Approach for IDR Data Reporting
08/05/2023
97 large financial firms started reporting IDR data early this year. 260 firms will have to start reporting by August 2023. The remaining firms will have until 29 February 2024.

Market Abuse
UK FCA Fines Banque Havilland for Alleged Manipulative Trading
06/05/2023
Banque Havilland employees including the CEO created and distributed a document containing “manipulative trading strategies” aimed at harming Qatar’s economy.

AI Risk & Governance
UK CMA Commences Review of AI Models
05/05/2023
The CMA’s initial review will explore the opportunities and risks AI models could bring for competition and consumer protection.

KYC & CDD
RBI Updates Master Direction on KYC for Wire Transfers
05/05/2023
The revised master directions highlight the need for all wire transfers to be accompanied by accurate and complete originator and beneficiary information.

Structural Regulation
ASIC Uncovers Widespread Noncompliance With DDO Rules
04/05/2023
ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said closer scrutiny of how product issuers are meeting their design and distribution obligations is coming.

Structural Regulation
PNGX Set to Adopt New Listing Rules, T+2 Settlement Cycle
04/05/2023
The new listing rules will take effect in July, at the same time PNGX moves from a T+3 to T+2 settlement cycle.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
NZ FMA Directs Banks to Ensure Incentives Create Fair Outcomes
04/05/2023
Banks must confirm by 31 May that they have removed incentives linked to sales measures for salespeople and managers.

Structural Regulation
Philippine SEC to Raise Penalties for Late Filing of Reports
03/05/2023
In addition to higher monetary fines, the SEC may label a company ‘delinquent’ or revoke its registration in case of repeated failures.

Reporting & Disclosures
ASIC Fines Future Super for Alleged Greenwashing
02/05/2023
ASIC fined Future Super Investment Services for “overstating the positive environmental impact” of its fund in a Facebook post.
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