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Credit Risk
China Orders Banks to Clear Lending Barriers
By Samuel Riding | 16/05/2016
CBRC concerned about weak lending to the private sector, asks banks to reduce cost of short-term credit.
KYC & CDD
Singapore Eyes Tighter Listing Due Diligence Standards
By Samuel Riding | 16/05/2016
Banks should check board, management quality, financial position; examine inventory and ‘biological assets’.
Structural Regulation
China Tightens Supervision of PPNs
By Samuel Riding | 16/05/2016
CSRC concerned about fake registrations of media, entertainment companies to take advantage of principal protected notes.
Anti-Money Laundering
China Signs up to OECD Tax Project
By Samuel Riding | 16/05/2016
OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project agreed to by 39 jurisdictions.
Supervision & Enforcement
IOSCO to Increase Enforcement Cooperation
By Samuel Riding | 12/05/2016
Regulators agree to exchange of ISP and telephone records, but not the content of communications.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
HK Banks Should ‘Gold-plate’ Anti-Bribery Efforts – Eversheds
By Samuel Riding | 11/05/2016
Law firm uses JP Morgan ‘princelings’ case to illustrate need to benchmark against highest global standards.
Capital Adequacy
Details of Japan’s ‘Dynamic Supervision’ Emerge
By Samuel Riding | 11/05/2016
Financial Services Agency reveals thinking on bank risk models, stress tests.
Supervision & Enforcement
HSBC Private Bank Fine Breaks New Regulatory Ground
By Peter Guy | 09/05/2016
Hong Kong SFC’s punitive measures are unlikely to make investing safer for advisors or clients.
Anti-Money Laundering
Singapore Banks Eye AML Cooperation
By Samuel Riding | 09/05/2016
DBS, OCBC and UOB in talks on shared information system.
Anti-Money Laundering
Taiwan Busts Bitcoin Laundering Ring
By Samuel Riding | 09/05/2016
Group suspected of using online bitcoin platform to launder millions of RMB.
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