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 Imposes Restrictions on GA (Int’l) Capital Management
17/06/2025
GCML said the restriction notice has no effect on its global operations, and that the matter stems from a “third-party client violation” rather than misconduct by the firm.
Enforcement
ASIC Launches Inquiry into “Serious” Capability Failures at ASX
16/06/2025
ASIC will examine ASX’s governance capability and risk management frameworks following repeated and serious failures. The Australian Securities and Investments
AML / KYC
Vietnam Revises AML Law in Bid to Exit FATF Grey List
16/06/2025
The SBV has tightened its AML rules to meet global standards and boost financial sector credibility as it pushes to exit FATF grey list.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Thailand SEC Consults on Digital Asset Custodian Capital Rules
16/06/2025
The SEC is proposing to ease capital rules for digital asset custodians, while strengthening client asset safeguarding rules.
AML / KYC
Hong Kong To Develop ML Tracer for Crypto Transactions
16/06/2025
Hong Kong Customs has partnered with HKU to create a tool for tracing cryptocurrency transactions amid tighter regulations.
Market Infrastructure
SFC To Adopt Registrar Fee Limits in Paperless Securities Market
16/06/2025
SFC will adopt fee limits for approved securities registrars under the upcoming paperless securities market scheduled to commence in early 2026.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SFC Official Outlines ‘One Shield, Three Arrows’ Strategy
14/06/2025
Julia Leung said the strategy focuses on strengthening Hong Kong’s resilience, core competitiveness and connectivity with global markets.
Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong’s AI-Powered Contact Centre Shows Promise
13/06/2025
Hong Kong’s 1823 Contact Centre sees increased AI usage, boosting efficiency and customer satisfaction in government services.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Hong Kong FSDC Partners TheCityUK on Financial Sector Collaboration
13/06/2025
The MoU establishes a framework for collaboration between FSDC and TheCityUK on transition finance, digital assets and capacity building.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SFC Proposes Measures to Prevent Use of Misleading Business Names
13/06/2025
SFC proposes to expand the list of restricted words and phrases that cannot be used by unlicensed firms in their business names.
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