Financial Crime

Anti-Money Laundering

Southeast Asia Roundup

By Editors | 29/06/2017

The Philippine government passed amendments to the country’s AML (anti-money laundering) law, bringing casinos under it’s rules for the first […]

Supervision & Enforcement

Australia Eyes Stronger Powers for ASIC

By Editors | 29/06/2017

The Australian Treasury issued a trio of proposals to enhance the enforcement powers of ASIC.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Fintech in APAC – The Virtuous Circle

By Samuel Riding | 28/06/2017

How regulatory and financial institutions are bringing the fintech ecosystem together.

Market Abuse

Enforcement – ‘Market Manipulation’ in Australia and China

By Editors | 28/06/2017

ASIC says Macquarie Securities failed to escalate suspicions; China-based HFT to pay $101mn.

KYC & CDD

India Sweetens the P-Note Pill for Foreign Investors

By Editors | 27/06/2017

Eased rules for fund managers, private banks to compensate for crackdown on offshore derivatives.

Market Abuse

HK SFC to Review Short-selling Rules

By Editors | 27/06/2017

Top financial services and treasury official says eyeing market activity, global regulatory developments.

Structural Regulation

China Regulators Reaffirm Reform Push after MSCI Decision

By Editors | 23/06/2017

China’s securities and foreign exchange regulators, central bank and CIPS (the China International Payments System) signaled their intention to introduce […]

Supervision & Enforcement

Prohibition Orders in Singapore: An Introduction

By Eric Chan | 22/06/2017

POs are increasingly being used to ensure integrity in Singapore’s financial services industry.

Cryptocurrency

Asia Advances Consensus on Bitcoin Regulation

By Manesh Samtani | 22/06/2017

Amid the increased popularisation of bitcoin and other virtual currencies in recent years, regulatory authorities across Asia Pacific have been […]