Commentary

The outcome of the HKMA and TMA consultation will be a turning point for financial services firms preparing for life after LIBOR, says international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.

Increased transparency in the banking sector has made other avenues for money laundering gain greater prominence, writes Claus Christensen at Know Your Customer Ltd.

Firms in Asia need to start preparing for the impacts SFTR will have on the way they manage their information flow when working with European counterparties, says DTCC's Oliver Williams.

Sophie Grace director Sophie Gerber lays out the obligations reporting entities must adhere to for compliance with AML/CTF rules in Australia.

The Final Report on Australia's Royal Commission packs a swift and powerful punch which may well be felt for some time, says public policy specialist Matthew Chan.

China's recent moves to help banks replenish capital through perpetual bond issuances are seen as a bailout of the banking system. But what happens in another crisis?

APAC benchmark administrators hoping to retain or grow their user base in the EU must take action now to gain approval before 2020, say PwC's Gregory Campbell and Daniela Bunea.

Melody Gao at Sydney-based financial services consultancy firm Sophie Grace explains the implications of a bill to impose new design and distribution obligations on issuers and grant ASIC product intervention powers.

In the year ahead, banks will have to focus on seamless data integration and regtech adoption to cope with increasingly complex regulatory reporting requirements, says Wolters Kluwer’s Wouter Delbaere.

Derek McGibney at ACA Compliance Group lays out the activities investment firms should be undertaking to ensure ongoing compliance with the FMCC.