
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
SFC Issues Lifetime Ban to Former Hang Seng Banker
06/11/2025
The SFC's action follows a criminal conviction and 30-month prison sentence for the theft of more than HKD 1.5 million.

Australia Passes Law Mandating Payday Super from July 2026
06/11/2025
The new law requires employers to pay superannuation contributions within seven days of payday, targeting billions in unpaid retirement funds.

Securities / Derivatives
ASIC Publishes New Capital Markets Roadmap, Seeks New Powers
05/11/2025
ASIC's new capital markets roadmap follows surveillance that found significant failings in the AUD 200 billion private credit sector.

ESG / Sustainability
ASX Appoints Ex-RBA Governor to Lead New Governance Body
05/11/2025
The move follows recent criticism from the RBA and an investigation by ASIC into the exchange operator's governance and risk management.

Fintech / Regtech
Hong Kong and Brazil Pilot CBDC Trade Settlement with Chainlink
05/11/2025
The experiment, part of Brazil's Drex programme, connected the Drex and Ensemble platforms to test real-time, cross-border payments.

Fintech / Regtech
Hong Kong IA Details Framework for Federated Learning in Insurance
05/11/2025
The insurance body's new whitepaper outlines a framework for using the AI technique to enable privacy-preserving data collaboration and manage associated risks.

Securities / Derivatives
HKEX to Mandate API Migration, Decommission Participant Gateway by 2027
04/11/2025
The move is part of a broader push to modernise Hong Kong's post-trade infrastructure and promote greater automation for participants.

Securities / Derivatives
China NFRA Drafts New Rules for Asset Management Trusts
04/11/2025
The proposed measures aim to curb risks by standardising products, banning principal guarantees, and setting new investor and concentration limits.

Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Consults on Overhaul of Disclosure Rules, Flags Valuation Weaknesses
04/11/2025
IOSCO is seeking feedback on a new issuer disclosure framework and has highlighted persistent weaknesses in financial valuations.

Crypto / Digital Assets
SFC Opens Crypto Market to Global Liquidity, Expands Product Rules
04/11/2025
The SFC is permitting shared order books with overseas affiliates and easing token listing rules under new investor protection safeguards.
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