Digital Assets

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Japan FSA Recognised for Outstanding Work as AML Regulator

    By Editors | 22/11/2022

    Financial Services Agency Japan, was recognised as Regulator Project of the Year for its efforts to enhance Japan’s AML/CFT regime.

    Custody & Infrastructure

    NAB to Close Custody, Asset Servicing Business

    By Editors | 19/11/2022

    NAB is the only Australian big four bank still providing custody services in Australia. Its asset servicing business is now set to be closed in 2025.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    FTX’s “Complete Failure” of Corporate Controls, Worse Than Enron

    By Manesh Samtani | 18/11/2022

    Restructuring specialist John J Ray says FTX’s failure is the worst he has ever seen, citing control failures and the “complete absence” of trustworthy financial information.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    UAE State Fund Acquires Stake in AirCarbon Exchange

    By Editors | 17/11/2022

    The investment will help AirCarbon Exchange establish a regulated carbon trading exchange and clearinghouse in Abu Dhabi.

    Custody & Infrastructure

    NYIC, US Banks Launch PoC to Test Digital Money Platform

    By Editors | 17/11/2022

    Participants include BNY Mellon, Citi, HSBC, Mastercard, PNC Bank, TD Bank, Truist, US Bank, Wells Fargo, SETL, Digital Asset, AWS, SWIFT, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Deloitte.

    Cryptocurrency

    Korea FSS to Issue Accounting Guidelines for Crypto Firms

    By Editors | 17/11/2022

    The current accounting system in Korea does not provide options for companies dealing in crypto.

    Cryptocurrency

    ISDA to Publish Draft Standards for Crypto Derivatives by Year End

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/11/2022

    ISDA will also consider developing collateral documentation for OTC crypto derivatives transactions and standard contracts for crypto swaps and physically-settled transactions.

    Cryptocurrency

    Singapore and Hong Kong Regulators Address FTX Queries

    By Editors | 15/11/2022

    MAS said FTX is neither licensed nor exempt from licensing in Singapore. Hong Kong’s SFC said licensed fund managers’ exposure to FTX is “immaterial”.

    CBDCs

    BISIH to Tackle Key CBDC Challenges with Project Tourbillon

    By Editors | 14/11/2022

    Project Tourbillon aims to reconcile trade-offs between cyber resiliency, scalability, and privacy through experimentation with a prototype CBDC.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    FTX Bankruptcy, Secret Transfers, and Regulatory Probes

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/11/2022

    FTX files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware as regulators in multiple jurisdictions investigate allegations of illegal activity.

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