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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC’s Year Ahead to Focus on Conduct, Culture, Consumer Trust
By Garima Chitkara | 11/09/2018
ASIC Commissioner John Price laid out the regulator’s priorities regarding conduct and culture risk in the financial industry in the coming year.
Trading & Investment
SFC Proposal to Restrict Margin Lending Threatens Brokers’ Survival – Report
By Garima Chitkara | 11/09/2018
LegCo member Christopher Cheung met with SFC chairman Carlson Tong to represent broker concerns on potential margin lending restrictions.
Structural Regulation
MAS Finalises New Corporate Structure for Funds
By Manesh Samtani | 11/09/2018
The VCC – formerly S-VACC – will position Singapore to become a key fund domicile for fund managers and create opportunities for fund services providers.
Data Privacy
Apple Shelves India Payments Expansion, Google to Move Ahead
By Manesh Samtani | 11/09/2018
Apple shares concerns over data localisation with Mastercard, Visa, Amazon, WhatsApp and PayPal, but Google will be ready to comply by December.
Payments & Settlements
Thailand, Clearstream to Link Funds Platforms by Early 2019
By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2018
The link will give international investors access to Thai funds and in due course provide Thai investors access to international funds markets.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
ASIC Begins Civil Proceedings Against NAB Entities
By Garima Chitkara | 10/09/2018
Two wealth management divisions of NAB are the subject of civil proceedings in an Australian Federal Court for charging over half a million customers fees for no services.
Trading & Investment
China Eases Rules on Stock Buybacks to Boost A-Share Market
By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2018
An increase in stock buybacks by listed companies will help stabilise the A-share market following year-to-date losses of near 20%.
Data Privacy
FundForum: European Policy Impacts on APAC Asset Managers
By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2018
MiFID II and GDPR have been the biggest European regulations to impact asset management firms in Asia, according to FundForum panellists last week.
Cloud & Infrastructure
The Use of Regulatory Sandboxes in Europe and Asia
By Claus Christensen | 06/09/2018
Asia presents a unique mix of technological advancements and interconnected economic and regulatory systems, which makes it the perfect environment for rapid business growth for fintech/regtech companies with ambitious goals.
Trading & Investment
China Committed to Further Opening Up Bond Market – PBOC
By Garima Chitkara | 06/09/2018
PBOC deputy governor Pan Gongsheng said a number of reforms are in the pipeline to attract more foreign investors into to China’s bond market.
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