BIG PICTURE

    AML / KYC

    Wolfsberg Group Publishes Guidance on Customer Tax Evasion

    By Editors | 15/05/2019

    Financial institutions should be able to leverage existing financial crime compliance, conduct and tax (including tax transparency regimes) procedures and controls, to address the risks of customer tax evasion.

    Market Infrastructure

    SWIFT Responds to India Cyber Threat With New Paper

    By Editors | 13/05/2019

    SWIFT has published a new paper to help financial institutions in India improve their monitoring of anomalous and potentially fraudulent transactions.

    Big Picture

    Financial Sector Cyber Resilience Relies on Global Cooperation – FSB

    By Editors | 12/05/2019

    Successful cooperation on cyber security will enhance financial sector resilience and prevent fragmentation, said the FSB’s secretary general Dietrich Domanski in speech to the G7.

    Big Picture

    Technology Driven Changes Afoot in the Australian Banking Sector

    By Garima Chitkara | 07/05/2019

    Open banking, digital banking, cloud-based infrastructure and RegTech are the key drivers of technology-led change in the Australian banking sector, according to S&P Global Ratings.

    Fintech / Regtech

    FIs Need to Automate to Meet Tax Reporting Obligations – Report

    By Editors | 06/05/2019

    As tax reporting requirements grow increasingly complex, automation is making compliance cheaper, quicker and more efficient, says a new report from Regulation Asia and BearingPoint.

    Big Picture

    Closer Cooperation Key to Greater Bay Area Success – FTAHK

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/04/2019

    There are significant opportunities for cross-border collaboration and integration across the Greater Bay Area, the FinTech Association of Hong Kong says in a new report.

    Big Picture

    Central Banks Call for Collective Action to Mitigate Climate Risks

    By Editors | 23/04/2019

    The Central Banks and Supervisors ‘Network for Greening the Financial System’ has published a report providing recommendations to mitigate climate-related financial risks.

    Market Infrastructure

    Global Financial Market Integration Requires More Policy Work

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/04/2019

    Additional policy work is needed to level the playing field for internationally active entities, according to Financial Stability Institute chairman Fernando Restoy.

    Market Infrastructure

    Hogan Lovells Releases APAC Data Protection, Cyber Security Guide

    By Manesh Samtani | 16/04/2019

    The guide offers a look at the key data protection and cyber security developments of 2018, expectations for the year ahead, and guidance for effective compliance.

    Market Infrastructure

    FRTB May Disadvantage Emerging Markets – ISDA

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2019

    There is a need for supervisors to consider local specificities when implementing the framework in less developed markets, ISDA says.

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