
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.
Operational Risk
FINMA Opens Probe Into Credit Suisse Archegos Losses
24/04/2021
The Swiss regulator said it will appoint a third-party agent to investigate “possible shortcomings in risk management” at Credit Suisse.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Taiwan FSC Probes Next Bank Over Possible Regulatory Breaches
22/04/2021
Next Bank is one of the three internet-only banks that was issued a licence by the FSC in 2019. The bank has yet to launch operations.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
FMA Warns Fund Managers Not to Mislead Investors
22/04/2021
The FMA has directed fund managers not to advertise performance which only includes the recovery after March 2020.
Resolution & Recovery
New Zealand to Introduce Deposit Guarantee Scheme by 2023
22/04/2021
The NZBA’s Roger Beaumont says banks should pay lower levies compared to non-bank deposit takers because they are less likely to call on the scheme.
Resolution & Recovery
Close-out Netting Can Be Guaranteed in Resolution: CBIRC
22/04/2021
Recent bankruptcies by FIs have “fully proved” that close-out netting can be guaranteed in the resolution stage, a CBIRC official said at ASIFMA’s China Capital Markets Week.
Emerging Prudential Risks
BOJ Warns of Post Covid Risks to Financial Stability
21/04/2021
Even after the pandemic subsides, low interest rates will continue to exert downward pressure on FIs’ profits, the BOJ says.
Trading & Investment
IIF Calls for Stricter Disclosure, Accounting Rules in A-Share Market
21/04/2021
Despite the attractiveness of Chinese equities, foreign ownership remains lower than in other major markets at 4.3 percent.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Mirae Asset Sues Shinhan Over Lime Fund Losses
21/04/2021
Shinhan Bank has separately been ordered to repay up to 75 percent of investments it sold in Lime’s credit insured funds.
Anti-Money Laundering
Taiwan to Require Crypto Sector to Comply with AML Rules
21/04/2021
Crypto exchanges and trading platforms will have to comply with AML requirements for conventional banks starting 1 July.
CBDCs
HM Treasury, BOE Form CBDC Taskforce to Explore ‘Britcoin’
21/04/2021
The taskforce will coordinate work to explore a potential ‘Britcoin’, though a decision has not been made on whether a CBDC would be introduced.
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