Regulation Asia

OPINIONS & ANALYSIS

Addressing APAC’s Informal Crypto Market: P2P & OTC Trading

by Jessica Chuah

While informal P2P and OTC markets help to boost crypto adoption in Asia, they also fuel financial crime, writes Jessica Chuah.

“Pokies” Operators in the Crosshairs as AUSTRAC Targets Dirty Money

by Nathan Lynch

AUSTRAC has shifted its enforcement focus to the “pokies” sector, as the Australian crackdown on casinos drives dirty money into pubs and clubs, writes Nathan Lynch.

APAC Regulators Urge Timely FRTB Implementation in Europe, US

by Blake Evans-Pritchard

Regulators in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong worry about the harm divergent implementation timetables cause to their banks.

Critical Lessons in NAB’s Enforcement Action From AUSTRAC

by Nathan Lynch

Australia’s NAB has avoided a potential billion-dollar AML/CTF penalty and closed out a mammoth enforceable undertaking. The case is a masterclass in regulatory remediation, writes Nathan Lynch.

FEATURES

China Directs Financial Sector to Fuel 'New Industrialisation' Drive

Regulators have outlined a multi-year plan to steer loans, bonds, and equity financing towards strategic sectors like semiconductors and advanced manufacturing.

Mark Johnston

06 Aug 2025•2 min read

HKMA Tightens Rules on Bank Executives' External Roles

HKMA revises corporate governance code to minimise conflicts of interest arising from directors and senior management holding outside positions.

Manesh Samtani

06 Aug 2025•2 min read

BNM Proposes AI Governance Framework for Financial Sector

New discussion paper proposes responsible innovation through transparency, accountability, and ethical data use while mitigating risks such as bias, opacity, and misuse.

Nithya Subramanian

05 Aug 2025•3 min read

GenAI Can Enhance Risk Modelling for CCPs: JSCC Paper

A working paper from the JSCC found that GenAI was able to identify new, plausible stress events that are not fully captured in existing data sets.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

06 Aug 2025•2 min read

Sri Lanka Launches Central Counterparty for Equity Market

The new clearing house, regulated by the SEC, will guarantee equity trades, reduce systemic risk, and align with global standards to attract foreign investment.

Duruthu E Chandrasekera

06 Aug 2025•2 min read

BOJ, FSA Launch Joint Data Platform to Modernise Bank Supervision

Regulators will collect high-granularity data from banks to enhance risk monitoring and reduce the industry's reporting burden.

Editors

06 Aug 2025•2 min read

Singapore's MinLaw Penalises More Law Firms Over AML Lapses

The Ministry of Law has fined three firms and reprimanded three others for AML breaches involving property deals linked to the SGD 3 billion money laundering case.

Manesh Samtani

06 Aug 2025•3 min read

China Sets Unified Rules for Financial Market Infrastructure

New measures unify supervision across key systems, establish a framework for systemically important platforms, and set strict data residency requirements.

Manesh Samtani

06 Aug 2025•2 min read

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