Markets & Infrastructure

    Structural Regulation

    CBIRC Evaluates Corporate Governance at Non-bank Institutions

    By Editors | 07/02/2021

    Some financial leasing, enterprise group finance, auto finance, and consumer finance companies have been unwilling or unable to enhance governance and internal controls.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Korea: FSC Financial Sector Focus to Include Risk, Competition, Innovation

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/02/2021

    The FSC’s 2021 policy agenda for the financial sector will include measures to bolster risk management while also strengthening competitiveness and facilitating digital innovation.

    Structural Regulation

    Greater Bay Regulators Sign MoU on Wealth Management Connect

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/02/2021

    The regulators agree to issue guidance to banks on product due diligence, investor protection, AML/CFT requirements and personal data protection, among other areas.

    Trading & Investment

    UPDATED – HKEX to Acquire Stake in Guangzhou Futures Exchange

    By Editors | 07/02/2021

    The move, being the first-ever equity investment in a mainland futures exchange by a non-mainland investor, will help HKEX promote green and low-carbon markets across the region.

    Payments & Settlements

    Cambodia Officially Launches New Retail Payments System

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 05/02/2021

    The development of the new system, known as Retail Pay, was backed by a $8mn grant from the Korea International Cooperation Agency.

    Operational Risk

    FSC Penalises Citibank Taiwan Over Reporting Errors

    By Editors | 05/02/2021

    The bank has been reporting credit data to the JCIC incorrectly since December 2010, potentially impacting the credit scores of certain customers.

    Structural Regulation

    CBIRC Issues Draft Guidelines on Corporate Governance

    By Editors | 05/02/2021

    The guidelines formalise obligations for banks and insurers to integrate Communist Party leadership in the governance of state-owned and private banks and insurers.

    Structural Regulation

    LINE Bank Taiwan Granted Digital Bank Operating Licence

    By Editors | 04/02/2021

    LINE Bank could launch trial operations as soon as mid-March, with a view to launching full operations within the first half of the year.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    Korea FSS to Punish Top Woori, Shinhan Executives – Report

    By Editors | 04/02/2021

    Woori Financial Group’s chairman may be suspended from his duties, while the Shinhan Bank’s chief executive may receive a reprimand warning.

    Tokenisation

    SBI, Sumitomo Mitsui to Launch Digital Stock Exchange in Osaka

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 04/02/2021

    The Osaka Digital Exchange, expected to launch in 2022, will provide an alternative to the TSE and strengthen Osaka’s proposition as a financial hub.

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