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Payments & Settlements
Cambodia Selects Three Banks to Pilot QR Code System
By Editors | 21/06/2019
The QR code system developed by Siam Commercial Bank will enable cross border payments between Cambodia and Thailand using local currencies.
Structural Regulation
Malaysia to Loosen Regulatory Reins in Capital Markets
By Editors | 21/06/2019
As market discipline strengthens, the Securities Commission and Bursa Malaysia will “proportionately scale down the intensity of regulatory discipline”.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Culture is Being Approached from the ‘Wrong Angle’
By Manesh Samtani | 20/06/2019
The risk culture expert ASIC engaged to observe bank boardrooms says the approach of judging culture moralistically needs to shift to a more proactive approach that assesses risk.
AI Risk & Governance
Korea FSS to Use Artificial Intelligence for PE Fund Screening
By Editors | 20/06/2019
The proposed AI system will be used to analyse the terms and conditions of new private equity fund contracts to increase screening speed and efficiency.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Singapore Banks Well-Equipped Against Fintech Threat: Moody’s
By Garima Chitkara | 20/06/2019
Singapore’s three largest banks are well placed to ward off threats to their market share by fintech firms, even as friendly regulatory policies encourage greater growth in the sector.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SFC Fines Credit Suisse $2.8m over Research Reports
By Editors | 20/06/2019
Credit Suisse has been fined $2.8m for failing to disclose investment banking relationships and market making activities in research reports on Hong Kong-listed securities.
Trading & Investment
Vietnam Government Bond Futures Set for 4 July Launch
By Editors | 20/06/2019
Government bond futures will be the second derivatives market product launched by the Hanoi Stock Exchange since it started index futures in August 2017.
Structural Regulation
FSC, FSS Agree to Audit KRX, Disagree on Scope
By Editors | 20/06/2019
The FSS and FSC have agreed to conduct an audit of KRX by year end, though they disagree on its possible scope and comprehensiveness.
Structural Regulation
HSBC Scraps Fees Ahead of Virtual Bank Launches
By Manesh Samtani | 20/06/2019
HSBC will remove below-balance, counter transaction and annual fees for most personal savings accounts as it braces for incoming competition from newly approved virtual banks.
Trading & Investment
SEBI Allows Exchanges to Introduce Commodity Index Futures
By Editors | 19/06/2019
Following an earlier consultation paper, SEBI has approved the trading of commodity index futures on relevant local exchanges.
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