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Structural Regulation
In-Depth: Making Sense of Digital Bank Policy
By Jamie Lloyd Evans | 07/04/2020
Industry veteran Jamie Lloyd Evans takes a detailed look at digital banking regimes in Asia, and the stated – and unstated – motivations behind them.
KYC & CDD
The Four e-KYC Models Around the World
By Claus Christensen | 05/04/2020
Claus Christensen at Know Your Customer Ltd identifies four e-KYC models in use across the world, but says that harmonisation and consolidation of these schemes is likely.
Anti-Money Laundering
Doing What is Right: Financial Inclusion Needs Better Incentives
By Isabella Chase | 02/04/2020
Tools to enable financial inclusion exist, but without positive incentives to put these into practice barriers will remain, says RUSI’s Isabella Chase.
Alternative Markets
A New Structure for Private Equity Funds in Hong Kong
By Su Cheen Chuah | 28/03/2020
The Limited Partnership Fund Bill will be seen by PE industry stakeholders as a positive step towards bringing Hong Kong’s active PE market onshore, says international law firm Deacons.
KYC & CDD
Moving to a Continuous KYC Process
By Greg Watson | 23/03/2020
Greg Watson discusses how to streamline KYC reviews and move from regular 1-3-5 year reviews to perpetual KYC, managed-by-exception.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Now More than Ever: The Need for Reliable Conduct Risk Metrics
By Stephen Scott | 20/03/2020
The demands being imposed on the global banking system highlight the Achilles Heel of nonfinancial risk management and, particularly, misconduct risk, says Stephen Scott at Starling.
Operational Risk
Singapore Banking Heads Discuss Independent Validation Function
By Shierly Mondianti | 17/03/2020
PwC spoke to DBS’s Sia Nam Chie and OCBC’s Simon Lavender about the challenges they faced setting up the independent validation function for BCBS 239 compliance.
Trading & Investment
Offshore FIs More Hopeful of Access to China Bond Futures
By FinanceAsia | 12/03/2020
A new pilot scheme to allow Chinese banks to trade government bond futures is a healthy step towards allowing foreign investors to finally tap it, experts believe.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Outsourcing Requirements for Hong Kong Banks: An Overview
By Philip Keller | 10/03/2020
Industry veteran Philip Keller outlines outsourcing requirements for banks in Hong Kong, with a focus on data, a major area of concern in relation to outsourced activities.
Anti-Money Laundering
Financial Quarantine: Understanding FATF’s Call for Action on Iran
By Nick Turner | 02/03/2020
Nick Turner at Steptoe & Johnson explains the implications of the FATF’s recent decision to return Iran to its so-called ‘blacklist’.
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