
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.

Tokenisation
HKMA to Explore Regulatory Changes to Promote Bond Tokenisation
26/08/2023
The report suggests new requirements could be introduced for DLT platforms, covering areas from KYC and AML compliance to BCPs and cyber risk assessments.

Capital Adequacy
RBNZ Finalises ‘Connected Exposures’ Policy, Effective in October
25/08/2023
RBNZ’s Kate Le Quesne said the new connected exposures policy aligns with the capital adequacy framework and supports financial stability.

CBDCs
RBA Completes CBDC Research Project, Issues Findings
24/08/2023
The project highlighted areas where a CBDC could enhance the payments system, but also raised a number of legal and regulatory issues.

Structural Regulation
SEBI Proposes to Form New Supervisory Body for Research Analysts
24/08/2023
SEBI proposes to require membership in the new body in order to obtain registration as a research analyst in India.

Climate Risk
RBNZ Releases Results of Second Climate Risk Survey
24/08/2023
Just over half of the entities have not yet undertaken climate-related scenario analysis, though all plan to do so in the next 12 months.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Korea: BNK Establishes Dedicated Team to Enhance Internal Controls
23/08/2023
The internal control analysis team is a response to multiple cases of misconduct by employees at BNK Kyongnam Bank.

Anti-Money Laundering
Wolfsberg Group Responds to FATF Consultation on NPO Standards
23/08/2023
It says NPOs should be required to conduct their own risk assessments and deploy risk-based controls similar to those used by correspondent banks.

Cryptocurrency
New Zealand: Collapsed Crypto Firm Reported to FMA, SFO
22/08/2023
Grant Thornton has contacted regulators about a NZ$6.3 million shortfall between reported user holdings and the digital assets held by collapsed crypto firm Dasset.

Market Abuse
SGX RegCo Issues Alert Against Dasin Retail Trust
22/08/2023
An individual apparently bought units to push up the price of Dasin Retail Trust, a China retail property trust providing exposure to the GBA.

Sustainable Finance
BSP Signs UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment
22/08/2023
Becoming a PRI signatory will help the BSP enhance its integration of ESG factors in its investment process and decision-making.
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