Other Asia Pacific

    Capital / Liquidity

    BoJ Urges Asian Local Currency Debt Market Development

    By Garima Chitkara | 30/11/2017

    Haruhiko Kuroda says firms in Asia need to diversify their sources of funding to protect against market shocks as ASEAN initiatives increase.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Asian Firms at Risk of Drowning Under Wave of Regulation from US, Europe

    By David Farmery | 30/11/2017

    The wave of financial regulation about to wash over Europe and North America could eventually overwhelm Asian institutions.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Indonesia Regulator to Set-up Regtech Surveillance System

    By Editors | 27/11/2017

    New technology to include integrated surveillance including early-warning system, data analysis and online regulatory reporting for financial institutions.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Vietnam to Allow Banks to Go Bankrupt

    By Editors | 27/11/2017

    Bankruptcy will be a last resort; Vietnamese banking sector has bad debts of 8.6% of total credit, 17.2% NPL ratio; Moody’s outlook ‘positive’

    AML / KYC

    Bank Officials Involved in Majority of Online Banking Forgeries in Bangladesh

    By Garima Chitkara | 23/11/2017

    A Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management survey has found that bank officials are directly involved in 67 per cent of online banking forgeries in collusion with IT firms.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Philippines Looks to Blockchain to Spur Financial Inclusion

    By Garima Chitkara | 23/11/2017

    The Bankers Association of the Philippines has launched a digitisation initiative to facilitate customer identity management and verification through blockchain technology.

    AML / KYC

    Southeast Asia CTF Group Established

    By Editors | 23/11/2017

    Group led initially by AUSTRAC and Philippines Anti-Money Laundering Council aims to disrupt sources of funding, movement and use of funds.

    AML / KYC

    Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia to Hold CTF Summit

    By Editors | 16/11/2017

    Summit to include ‘codeathon’, with 80 participants demonstrating new digital tools and ideas to address the challenge of terrorist financing.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Trapped Liquidity Optimisation – Solutions for Asia

    By Matthieu Sachot | 09/11/2017

    Regulators in the region are introducing ever-tighter rules on the movement of cash and assets. Firms need to find innovative solutions.

    Market Infrastructure

    China Playing Catch-up on Hedge Fund Data Sharing – IOSCO

    By Editors | 09/11/2017

    Although China has set up supervisory mechanisms, it has not yet established an information sharing mechanism to help establish global systemic risk.

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