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Emerging Prudential Risks
China Bank Deposit Rule Unlikely to Stimulate Lending
By Editors | 13/01/2015
The People’s Bank of China has enlarged the deposit base for banks, but money traders are saying the new rule may inject far less cash into the system that many hoped.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Australian Banks Hit by Alleged Home Loan Scam
By Editors | 06/01/2015
Two men have been charged with defrauding Australia’s biggest banks in an alleged A$110 million home loan scam, raising questions over the internal controls of some of the country’s top lenders.
Anti-Money Laundering
US Steps Up Probe in Asia amid Tax-Evasion Crackdown
By Editors | 05/01/2015
US authorities would increase their investigations of international tax evasion by US taxpayers in Hong Kong and the rest of Asia following the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act from July last year, lawyers say.
Capital Adequacy
Christmas Ghosts of Regulation Past
By Peter Guy | 24/12/2014
Regulations of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come pay us a visit.
Market Abuse
Hong Kong Regulator Finds No Evidence of Market Rigging
By Editors | 19/12/2014
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it found no evidence of rigging in the city’s foreign exchange benchmark following an investigation into the operations of ten banks.
Market Abuse
‘Spoofing’: Don’t do the Crime If you Can’t Do The Time
By Peter Guy | 18/12/2014
US government tries to criminalise a high frequency trading tactic. Will computers be convicted?
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Hong Kong’s SFC Issues Q2 Report
By Editors | 17/12/2014
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reaffirmed the statutory civil and criminal liability of initial public offering sponsors for defective prospectuses among the regulator’s main accomplishments in the quarter to September.
Operational Risk
Taiwan Conference Reveals Local Compliance Challenges
By Peter Guy | 09/12/2014
Event brings together local regulators and finance professionals along with international speakers.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
China Probes Stock Market Regulator Official
By Editors | 02/12/2014
China is investigating a senior official of the country’s chief securities regulator on allegations of violating the law, with local media linking the probe to approvals of company listings.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Cyber Crime a Growing Focus for Regulators, Says ASIC’s Medcraft
By Editors | 26/11/2014
Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Greg Medcraft said the threat of cyber crime was a growing focus for regulators around the world, and it had become a “fact of life” in the financial markets that it regulates.
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