Sanday Chongo Kabange
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.
Articles by Sanday Chongo Kabange
CBDCs
RBNZ to Consult on Potential CBDC Issuance
08/07/2021
The RBNZ plans to consult on broad concepts of money and cash stewardship, the potential for a CBDC, and issues arising from crypto assets and stablecoins.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
HKMA Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness of Phishing
08/07/2021
HKMA statistics show that phishing frauds in the first six months of 2021 were up 145% from the first half of 2020.
Market Abuse
ICAC, SFC Arrest Listed Company Exec in Joint Operation
08/07/2021
The ICAC and SFC searched a number of premises, including the offices of the listed company and one of its IPO underwriters.
Trading & Investment
Sri Lanka Seeks Global Partner to Develop Exchange in Port City
08/07/2021
The Colombo Port City project is a joint venture between Sri Lanka and China to develop a service-oriented special economic zone.
PEPs & Sanctions
US, Switzerland Announce New Sanctions Against Myanmar
07/07/2021
The Treasury has sanctioned 22 more individuals connected to Myanmar’s military, while the Department of Commerce added four companies to its Entity List.
Cryptocurrency
Philippine Bourse Seeks to Launch Crypto Business – Report
07/07/2021
CEO Ramon Monzon said the PSE should be the exchange platform for crypto assets because it already has the trading infrastructure and investor safeguards in place.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Industry Bodies Partner to Adapt CDM for Repo, Bonds
06/07/2021
Implementation of the Common Domain Model for repo and bonds is expected to deliver industry wide efficiency gains, ICMA says.
Market Abuse
Taiwan Probe Casts Light on ‘Rampant’ Insider Trading – Report
06/07/2021
A probe into a vaccine maker has cast a light on the prevalence of stock manipulation in Taiwan, where financial regulators do not have jurisdiction over insider trading cases.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Australia Proposes Bill to Facilitate Technology Use in Company Meetings
06/07/2021
The legislation will facilitate the use of technology in meetings, to execute company documents and send meeting-related materials.
Structural Regulation
EU Regulators Urge Participants to Stop Using LIBOR
05/07/2021
Market participants are asked not to wait for the European Commission to exercise its powers to designate a replacement for LIBOR.
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