Financial Crime

    Structural Regulation

    Regulators Taking Closer Look at Supervising Technology, says HSBC

    By Editors | 21/09/2015

    Regulators have been looking more closely at whether technology companies providing financial services should be supervised more heavily like banks, says HSBC chairman.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Regulatory Crackdown on Moody’s Discourages Tough Analysis on China Companies

    By Peter Guy | 21/09/2015

    Hong Kong’s securities regulator takes an ominous and non-transparent move that will affect how analysts scrutinise local and mainland enterprises.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Malaysia Receives FATF Praise for AML/CTF Efforts

    By Editors | 21/09/2015

    The Financial Action Task Force has issued a report praising Malaysia’s legal framework for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Pakistan Regulators Collaborate on Supervision

    By Editors | 20/09/2015

    Pakistan is considering creating a Council of Financial Regulators that will provide a forum for open dialogue and discussion between regulators on financial markets.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Cross-Border Flows Present Banking Risk, Says IMF

    By Editors | 19/09/2015

    The International Monetary Fund urges for continued regulatory reforms to enhance supervision and improve corporate governance to mitigate risks.

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    China Probes CSRC Official for ‘Discipline Violations’

    By Editors | 19/09/2015

    A China Securities Regulatory Commission official has been placed under investigation for his high-profile role in China’s stock market rescue effort.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Indonesia to Fight Cybercrime with New Bank IT Rules

    By Editors | 16/09/2015

    Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority will soon revise its banking IT systems rules in an attempt to counter rising digital crime on banks.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    China Cracks Down on ‘Suspicious’ Forex Transactions

    By Editors | 10/09/2015

    The State Administration of Foreign Exchange has asked banks to manage forex transactions to identify suspicious cross-border fund transfers in a bid to ease pressure on capital outflows.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Indonesia to Adopt Global Standard for Tax Information Exchange

    By Editors | 09/09/2015

    Indonesia’s government is looking to adopt global standards for the automatic exchange of financial information in 2017, in a bid to address tax revenue issues.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    China Clamps Down on Yuan Forward Contracts

    By Editors | 04/09/2015

    PBOC announces new measures making it more costly to use forwards contracts to bet on yuan weakness.

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