Financial Crime

    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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