
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.

Reporting & Disclosures
ASIC Releases First Educational Modules for New Climate Reporting Rules
16/12/2025
The resources aim to help smaller companies and suppliers understand mandatory sustainability disclosure requirements.

Structural Regulation
Hong Kong FSDC Lays Out Roadmap to Bolster Capital Markets
16/12/2025
The FSDC proposes clearer listing paths, deeper liquidity and digital asset adoption to maintain the city's competitive edge.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Australian Court Penalises Two Firms for Consumer Credit Law Breaches
16/12/2025
A lender and introducer were penalised for engaging in unlicensed credit activity, failing to verify loan purposes, and denying consumers key protections.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
JPX Announces New Measures to Combat Accounting Fraud in IPOs
15/12/2025
New measures include enhanced scrutiny of high-risk business models, interviews with former auditors, and stricter reviews of whistleblowing systems.

Structural Regulation
Australia Proposes to Enhance Rules for Professional Indemnity Insurance
15/12/2025
The Treasury is consulting on strengthening professional indemnity insurance to reduce reliance on the industry-funded CSLR.

Anti-Money Laundering
New Zealand's ASB Admits AML Breaches, Agrees to NZD 6.73m Penalty
15/12/2025
The CBA-owned lender admitted to serious compliance failures after the RBNZ filed court proceedings over breaches dating back to 2019.

Structural Regulation
ASIC Mandates Major ASX Overhaul, Imposes Capital Charge
15/12/2025
ASIC imposes A$150m capital charge and forces board reforms after inquiry finds ASX prioritised profits over infrastructure stability.

KYC & CDD
Australia Proposes Overhaul of Business Registers, Director ID Rules
15/12/2025
The proposed laws will link director IDs to company records, give ASIC new disqualification powers, and unwind a costly modernisation programme.

Structural Regulation
FIA Seeks Refinements to Hong Kong Investor ID Plan for Derivatives
15/12/2025
The FIA has backed the plan in principle but is calling for significant operational adjustments to reduce complexity and align with market practices.

Custody & Infrastructure
Vietnam Forms New Board to Oversee Digital Asset Market
13/12/2025
The new body under the securities regulator is tasked with developing a legal framework and policies for the digital assets sector.
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