
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.

Enforcement
Australia Court Penalises Westpac Unit for Widespread Home Loan Failures
27/10/2025
The Federal Court has penalised the Westpac subsidiary after it admitted to systemic compliance failures, including using unlicensed referrers and falsified documents.

Trending
APRA Revises Governance Proposals After Industry Feedback
27/10/2025
APRA will extend proposed director tenure limits to 12 years and walk back plans for new board independence and pre-appointment checks.

ESG / Sustainability
Taiwan FSC Expands Rules for Sustainable Finance Evaluations
26/10/2025
The FSC is expanding its annual evaluation to 96 firms and adding new indicators on staff certification, workplace conduct, and cybersecurity.

Enforcement
ASIC Bans Adviser for 7 Years Over High-Risk Super Advice
26/10/2025
ASIC found Jovan Videkanic gave inappropriate advice on self-managed super funds and speculative investments while at United Global Capital and MWL Financial Services.

Securities / Derivatives
Philippine Lawmaker Calls for Review of Rules for Preferred Shares
24/10/2025
A PSE rule requiring a PHP 1 billion or 20 percent offer size is hindering subsidiaries of listed firms from tapping capital markets, a congressman says.

PetroChina Unit Becomes First to Use New Law to Re-domicile in Hong Kong
24/10/2025
The move by the state-owned enterprise's subsidiary comes as Hong Kong reports strong interest in the streamlined corporate migration process.

Market Infrastructure
HK LegCo Panel Reviews Key Financial Reforms Amid Economic Headwinds
24/10/2025
A legislative report details discussions with regulators on key initiatives, including AI sandboxes, tokenised bonds, and deepening Mainland China market access.

AML / KYC
AUSTRAC, Pacific FIUs Deepen AML Push on Crypto, Child Exploitation
24/10/2025
A new intelligence guide and shared technology aim to help financial institutions detect emerging regional financial crime threats.

Crypto / Digital Assets
StanChart HK to Launch Crypto ETF Trading in November
24/10/2025
Standard Chartered’s move follows a survey showing that 75 percent of high-net-worth clients are interested in digital assets.

Securities / Derivatives
NZX Consults on Tailored Listing Rules for Co-operatives
23/10/2025
NZX’s proposed guidance clarifies potential waivers for rules on director independence and material transactions to provide greater flexibility and transparency.
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