Australia

Market Infrastructure

NZ Banking Conduct, Culture Review Finds ‘Significant Weaknesses’

By Manesh Samtani | 05/11/2018

But conduct and culture issues do not appear to be widespread at banks in New Zealand, the FMA and RBNZ said, citing only ‘a small number of issues’ related to poor conduct by bank staff.

Enforcement

APRA Gets A$60mn in New Funding, Byres 5-Year Reappointment

By Manesh Samtani | 05/11/2018

Following Royal Commission findings that APRA never took a financial institution to court, the agency said it needed more funding to take a more aggressive enforcement approach.

Enforcement

New Financial Complaints Body Launches in Australia

By Editors | 02/11/2018

AFCA will influence reform in financial services by raising standards and improving internal practices to reduce and resolve disputes, said the body’s independent chair Helen Coonan.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HKEX Develops Blockchain Prototype for Northbound Trade Settlement

By Editors | 01/11/2018

HKEX will work with Digital Asset to introduce the first blockchain platform for financial services in Hong Kong, said Charles Li in a speech at Hong Kong Fintech Week.

Market Infrastructure

NZX Overhauls Listing Rules in Transition to Single Board

By Editors | 30/10/2018

New listing rules to take effect from January, in advance of migration to a single board where equity, debt and fund issuers will be covered in a single rule set.

Capital / Liquidity

Changes to Address Bad Behaviour at Banks Will Improve Resilience – RBA

By Manesh Samtani | 30/10/2018

Australian banks are more resilient following post-GFC reforms. But changes to address culture and conduct issues will increase resilience further, says RBA asst governor Michele Bullock.

Market Infrastructure

Delivering Value from OTC Derivatives Repository Data

By Oliver Williams | 29/10/2018

DTCC’s Oliver Williams explores the use cases of enhanced trade repository data, as Asia’s regulators and institutions seek even greater transparency of OTC derivatives markets.

Enforcement

ASIC to Begin Embedding Staff within Banks Starting with CBA

By Garima Chitkara | 26/10/2018

ASIC officials will begin working at CBA starting from next week and will go in and out of other institutions, focusing on institutional behaviour and decision making.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Sibos: New Digital Economy Places Customer Needs in Focus

By Matthew Chan | 25/10/2018

As Australia’s banking sector continues to deal with fallout from Royal Commission findings of misconduct, Sibos highlighted a newfound focus on customer needs, says Matthew Chan.