Financial Crime

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Indonesia Launches Roadmap on Good Corporate Governance

By Editors | 13/02/2014

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued a roadmap to promote good corporate governance.

KYC & CDD

Indian Regulator Issues Guidelines on Assessing Depository Participants

By Editors | 11/02/2014

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has called on depositories to keep a close watch on client information and their risk ratings as part of efforts to strengthen the securities market.

Structural Regulation

Singapore Plans New Measures to Strengthen Stock Market

By Editors | 10/02/2014

Singapore regulators plan wide-scale reforms to regulations governing equity markets.

Market Data & Technology

Pakistan Stock Exchange Seeks Better Data Security, Investigates Staff Access

By Editors | 06/02/2014

Karachi Stock Exchange is investigating whether staff profited from years of unauthorised access to real time trading data that has rocketed more than 450% since 2009.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Issues Report on Risks and Benefits of Financial Return Crowd-Funding

By Editors | 06/02/2014

The Research Department of the International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a paper that highlights risks associated with the fast-growing crowd-funding industry.

Operational Risk

Australian Regulator Releases Enhanced Guidance on Risk Management

By Editors | 04/02/2014

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released a package that harmonises and enhances its current risk management requirements.

Market Abuse

Australian Regulator Censures BNP Paribas Over Rate Fixing

By Editors | 28/01/2014

Australian Securities and Investment Commission has reprimanded BNP Paribas SA over potential misconduct involving the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate.

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin – Risk, Reward and China

By Editors | 27/01/2014

Henry Balani discusses the move by the Chinese Regulators on Bitcoin and the impact of the virtual currency on transaction banking.

Supervision & Enforcement

IOSCO Gains 100th MMoU Signatory in Fight Against Financial Misconduct

By Editors | 26/01/2014

The Indonesian Financial Services Authority has become the 100th signatory to the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) on cooperation and exchange of information.