Financial Crime

    Operational Risk

    Fed Orders Citigroup to Correct “Longstanding Deficiencies”

    By Editors | 08/10/2020

    The Fed has ordered Citigroup to remediated enterprise-wide risk management and controls deficiencies. The OCC has penalised Citibank $400mn for the same deficiencies.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    RegTech Asia 2020: Enhancing Transaction Monitoring

    By Editors | 07/10/2020

    How is the financial industry using AI/machine learning and data analytics to enhance typically rule-based transaction monitoring systems?

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Korea FSS to Penalise Brokerage CEOs Over Lime Asset Mis-selling

    By Editors | 07/10/2020

    The proposed sanctions may include a ban on former and current CEOs of three brokerage firms from working in the financial industry for up to five years.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Conduct Risk a Top Concern Among Banks, Insurers: ORX

    By Editors | 06/10/2020

    In retail banking, scenario development commonly featured conduct risk. In Asia Pacific, fraud has also been a significant concern among FIs.

    Trade Based Money Laundering

    Singapore Banks to Develop Trade Finance Registry to Combat Fraud

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/10/2020

    DBS and StanChart are leading a project to develop a central registry which will prevent borrowers from using the same collateral to secure loans with multiple banks.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    RegTech Asia 2020: RegTech Lessons from Digital Banks

    By Editors | 06/10/2020

    What were some of the challenges of rolling out virtual banks in Hong Kong, and what were the biggest factors in technology and regulatory compliance considerations?

    Supervision & Enforcement

    APRA Commences Roll-out of New Risk Supervision Model

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/10/2020

    The move to the new Supervision Risk and Intensity Model could lead to a change in the intensity of supervision that APRA applies for some entities.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Court Orders ANZ To Pay A$10m Penalty Over Unlawful Fees

    By Editors | 06/10/2020

    The case, launched by ASIC in July 2019, related to periodic payment fees ANZ was not entitled to charge under its terms and conditions.

    Market Abuse

    ASIC Bans Former Fixed Income Broker for Ten Years

    By Editors | 05/10/2020

    The ex-broker charged unpermitted spreads and traded at prices other than the agreed independent valuation on transactions entered on behalf of referred clients.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Sri Lanka: CBSL to Introduce Fintech Regulatory Framework

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 05/10/2020

    The central bank set up a fintech sandbox in February but no companies have applied to participate so far, officials told Regulation Asia.

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