AI, Technology & Data

    Trading & Investment

    Bursa Malaysia Issuers to Offer Electronic Options to Shareholders

    By Editors | 27/04/2020

    Listed issuers will be required to offer shareholders electronic options to subscribe for rights shares, exercise convertible securities and participate in dividend reinvestment schemes.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan: FSC Orders Review of Futures Brokers’ Trading Systems

    By Editors | 27/04/2020

    Investors complained they lost money due to an inability to place orders last week when crude oil dipped into negative prices.

    KYC & CDD

    SEBI Endorses Technology Use to Facilitate Online KYC

    By Editors | 27/04/2020

    The investor KYC process can be completed through websites or apps, which should include video-based ID verification, liveness checks, and electronic signatures and documents.

    Data Privacy

    Open Banking: ACCC Allows Flexibility to Delay Product Data Sharing

    By Editors | 26/04/2020

    Non-major banks, building societies and credit unions can delay sharing product reference data until 1 November, but are encouraged to begin sharing this data “if they are in a position to do so”.

    AI Risk & Governance

    FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on Algorithmic Trading

    By Editors | 23/04/2020

    The Spotlight Review highlights the importance and challenges of model risk management in areas where algorithmic trading is being deployed.

    Cybersecurity

    FSB Consults on Cyber Incident Response and Recovery Toolkit

    By Editors | 20/04/2020

    The toolkit lists 46 effective practices, structured across seven components: governance, preparation, analysis, mitigation, restoration, improvement, and coordination and communication.

    Trading & Investment

    Malaysia SC Announces Capital Market Measures to Support Businesses

    By Editors | 17/04/2020

    The measures include relief for publicly listed companies from PN17 (financial distress) classification, even if they fall below certain regulatory thresholds.

    Cybersecurity

    Fintech Risks Could Undermine Financial Inclusion

    By Editors | 16/04/2020

    The CPMI and World Bank have set out key actions to help stakeholders address fintech risks in the context of achieving financial inclusion outcomes.

    Operational Risk

    APRA Announces New Commencement Dates for Prudential Standards

    By Editors | 16/04/2020

    The new commencement dates relate to initial margin requirements and APRA’s prudential standards on information security, credit risk management and related entity exposures.

    Trading & Investment

    Malaysia, Shenzhen Bourses Enter MoU on Cross-border Collaboration

    By Editors | 15/04/2020

    The MoU will facilitate the display and joint promotion of Bursa Malaysia and SZSE benchmark indices in each other’s markets.

    JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER

    An exclusive weekly selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team.