Markets & Infrastructure

    AI Risk & Governance

    S. Korea Passes Law Allowing Robo Advisers to Manage Funds

    By Editors | 18/04/2019

    Korea is allowing robo advisers to operate funds, provided they are managed in line with disclosed objectives and have security breach prevention measures in place.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    S. Korea FSC Accepts First Nine Fintech Sandbox Participants

    By Editors | 18/04/2019

    South Korea’s financial regulator has announced the first nine fintech services that it will allow to operate in its regulatory sandbox.

    Structural Regulation

    SSE Publishes Rules for Sponsors of Sci-Tech Board IPOs

    By Editors | 18/04/2019

    IPO sponsors will be required to hold stakes of 2-5% in the companies they help list on Shanghai’s new science and technology board.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Settlement Workflow Needs to be Fully Automated – DTCC

    By Editors | 18/04/2019

    Settlement processes are attracting more attention as regulators require shorter and more certain settlement, with potential penalties for noncompliance.

    Payments & Settlements

    South Korea to Debut Open Banking in December

    By Editors | 17/04/2019

    Following two months of industry deliberation, the FSC has said the new open banking system will be piloted in October, and fully implemented in December.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    APRA Adopts New, Tougher Enforcement Approach

    By Editors | 17/04/2019

    Under the new enforcement approach, APRA will be more willing to use its full range of powers to deter bad practices and hold entities and individuals to account.

    Trading & Investment

    China Announces Tax Breaks for Investors in CDRs

    By Editors | 17/04/2019

    Investors will be exempt from tax on profits from trading CDRs for three years, in addition to preferential tax treatment on dividend income.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Malaysia Consults on Migration to Scripless Securities Market

    By Editors | 17/04/2019

    Bursa Malaysia has issued new rule amendments to facilitate a move towards paperless record keeping and certificate issuance for the securities market.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Citigroup Australia to Refund Customers for Complex Product Losses

    By Editors | 16/04/2019

    The A$3mn compensation programme follows an ASIC investigation which found that 114 retail investors lost money from investing in complex products based on improper advice.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Deloitte Indian Unit Under Investigation in IL&FS Case

    By Editors | 16/04/2019

    A letter from a whistleblower at Deloitte’s local India unit has triggered a malpractice investigation into its role as auditor for the troubled IL&FS group.

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