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Reporting on regulatory requirements, enforcement actions, and best practices to safeguard financial institutions and markets against cyber threats, data breaches, and vulnerabilities through proactive measures.
Cryptocurrency
Malaysia to Finalise Regulatory Framework for ICOs by Year-End
By Editors | 06/07/2019
A framework for ICOs, originally expected by the end of Q1, is now under review by relevant stakeholders, according to deputy finance minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah.
Cybersecurity
Asia Ahead of Other Regions in FinTech: IMF
By Editors | 04/07/2019
Policymakers are facing a balancing act between keeping up with the pace of fintech development and trying to ensure risks are well understood and mitigated.
Payments & Settlements
Australian Payments Council Releases New Strategic Agenda
By Editors | 03/07/2019
The strategic agenda sets out five areas that will guide the APC’s work to ensure the payments system remains resilient, efficient, accessible, and adaptable.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Regulatory Change the Single Biggest Compliance Challenge
By Editors | 02/07/2019
Financial crime, culture & conduct risk, personal liability and technology are some of the other top compliance challenges cited in the latest Thomson Reuters Cost of Compliance report.
AI Risk & Governance
Building Ethical AI into Banking Innovations
By Scott Zoldi | 01/07/2019
FICO’s chief analytics officer Scott Zoldi discusses his patent work aimed at achieving the explainability, transparency and auditability regulators demand of AI models.
Structural Regulation
ASIC Proposes New Rules for Market Operators, Participants
By Editors | 30/06/2019
The proposals seek to ensure resilience of critical systems, reliability of outsourced services, and appropriate management of cyber and data security risks, among other requirements.
Emerging Prudential Risks
FSB Chair Issues Letter to G20 Ahead of Osaka Summit
By Editors | 27/06/2019
The letter reports on the FSB’s work to monitor financial stability risks, reform implementation progress, and market fragmentation issues.
Cybersecurity
APRA Releases Finalised Guidance on Information Security
By Editors | 26/06/2019
The updated guidance is intended to help regulated entities comply with APRA’s new cross-industry prudential standard on information security, which comes into force on 1 July.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Bangladesh: Three Private Banks Hit by Cyber Attacks
By Editors | 25/06/2019
Hackers stole $3m from Dutch-Bangla Bank using cloned credit cards and cash machines in Cyprus, Russia and Ukraine.
Trading & Investment
Hong Kong SFC Releases 2018-19 Annual Report
By Editors | 24/06/2019
The SFC is working to introduce an investor identification regime for southbound Stock Connect trading in mid-2019, and considering adopting a market-wide circuit breaker mechanism.
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