Market Infrastructure

Market Infrastructure

Merrill Lynch Units’ $1.9mn Fine Could Have Been Much Larger – HK SFC

By Samuel Riding | 27/03/2017

One unit advised on futures contracts for more than 10 years without the required license.

AML / KYC

India, Singapore, Guangdong Join Shift to ID Card-based KYC

By Samuel Riding | 24/03/2017

Financial institutions could soon be able to access government-held information including biometric data.

Capital / Liquidity

Asia Set to Withstand Regulatory Uncertainty – IMF

By Samuel Riding | 23/03/2017

Regional representative Geoffrey Heenan addresses potential ‘balkanisation’ in regulatory reform.

Capital / Liquidity

Philippines to Ink 2 ABIF Agreements Next Month

By Samuel Riding | 23/03/2017

Outside regional framework, six banks are negotiating individual deals to set up operations.

AML / KYC

ASIC Sets out Blockchain Regulatory Framework

By Samuel Riding | 21/03/2017

Regulator will ask six questions to assess a DLT’s regulatory compliance.

AML / KYC

Updated – MAS Raises Spectre of Algo ‘Contagion’

By Samuel Riding | 21/03/2017

Singapore regulator using clustering, network analysis; to set up supervisory technology unit.

AML / KYC

FSB Chief Urges Continuation of Reform

By Samuel Riding | 20/03/2017

But Mark Carney suggests body will investigate ‘unintended consequences’ of regulation.

Market Infrastructure

MAS Enters Japan Fintech Partnership

By Samuel Riding | 15/03/2017

Japan recently forged fintech link with UK; regulatory agreements over past 12 month belie talk of ‘economic nationalism’.

Market Infrastructure

IOSCO Launches APAC Hub

By Samuel Riding | 15/03/2017

Hub is intended to build regulatory capacity in APAC jurisdictions.