Cloud & Infrastructure

    Coverage of regulatory trends, risks, and innovations in the adoption of cloud services and critical infrastructure for financial institutions.

    Structural Regulation

    FSC Korea Launches New Committee to Lead Reform Efforts

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/07/2022

    The committee is expected to ease rules for banks on investments in non-financial businesses, improve ESG disclosure rules, overhaul capital markets infrastructures.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    HKMA Issues Regtech Guide on Third-Party Risk Management

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/07/2022

    The practice guide is meant to help banks plan the implementation of regtech solutions to address the risks associated with third-party relationships.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    HKMA, Banks, Bloomberg Launch Fintech Talent Initiative

    By Editors | 18/07/2022

    The partners include the HKMA, FSDC, Bloomberg, Ant Group, Bank of America, BOCHK, Citi, Credit Suisse, DBS, Goldman, HKEX, HSBC, JP Morgan, and others.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    BOJ, FSA Advance Work to Coordinate Supervisory Functions

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/07/2022

    The FSA and BOJ have started sharing information reported by FIs using common templates and are establishing a new data platform to collect granular data from the industry.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    IOSCO Publishes Report on Use of Innovation Facilitators

    By Editors | 15/07/2022

    The report offers recommendations on three types of innovation facilitators – innovation hubs, regulatory sandboxes, and regulatory accelerators.

    Data Privacy

    ACCC Issues First Penalty for CDR Breach Against BOQ

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/07/2022

    This is the first infringement notice the ACCC has issued for an alleged breach of the CDR rules as BOQ pays penalty.

    Data Privacy

    FSC Korea Approves Rule Change to Promote Data Convergence

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/07/2022

    Firms that do not hold their own data will be allowed to use pseudonymised data from other businesses in their analysis.

    Cybersecurity

    GLEIF Launches vLEI Issuer Qualification Programme

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/07/2022

    The vLEI is a digital version of the LEI which can be securely verified online against the source information held in GLEIF’s data repository.

    Trading & Investment

    China Outlines Plans to Develop Beijing into Technology Hub

    By Editors | 07/07/2022

    The measures seek to create a “multi-tier, professionalised and specialised tech financing system” in Beijing.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    MAS, IBF Adjust Training Scheme Funding Parameters

    By Editors | 07/07/2022

    MAS says training and upskilling culture in the financial sector workforce has taken root, and high uptake in training is encouraging.

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