HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY

    Capital / Liquidity

    Hong Kong Belatedly Joins Singapore in Pushing Back IRRBB

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Implementation delayed by a year as firms say they might not have met original deadline due to having to make substantial changes to reporting systems.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sends Fintech Delegation to London

    By Editors | 21/09/2017

    Central bank and apex regulator says delegation is the largest it has ever put together, will meet London start-ups and accelerator programmes.

    AML / KYC

    HK SFC, Police Join Forces to Combat Financial Crime

    By Samuel Riding | 29/08/2017

    Agreement aims to clamp down on financial crime via securities markets; SFC has identified ‘multiple weaknesses’ in broker AML/CTF.

    Fintech / Regtech

    HKMA Launches New Round of Trade Repository Testing

    By Editors | 28/08/2017

    Two-stage testing of Phase 2 reporting to depository covers interest rate, foreign exchange, equity, credit and commodity derivatives.

    HKEX Risks Tech Firms’ Disfavour

    By Peter Guy | 28/08/2017

    HKEX needs to develop regulations and boards to accommodate the entire chain of technology from start-ups to unicorns.

    AML / KYC

    HKMA Collecting UnionPay ATM Withdrawal Data

    By Garima Chitkara | 10/08/2017

    Regulator has asked for number of withdrawals and amounts to regulate the use of UnionPay cards in Hong Kong.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BIS Releases Policy Papers on Regulatory Proportionality and Cyber-risk

    By Garima Chitkara | 03/08/2017

    Papers analyses regional divergence in frameworks across Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.

    Market Infrastructure

    AFCA Eyes Stronger Capital Markets, Better Risk Management at Asian Banks

    By Editors | 26/07/2017

    Beijing-based Association will lobby supranational regulatory bodies and push for better risk management and conduct at Asian financial institutions. The […]

    Capital / Liquidity

    HK Beats Singapore to Resolution Regime

    By Editors | 10/07/2017

    HKMA narrowly outpaces Singapore rival to enacting regime; becomes lead resolution body with responsibility for securities and insurance as well as banking.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HKMA to Help Support Banks’ Business – KPMG

    By Editors | 04/07/2017

    Report suggests financial stability issues are becoming less pressing, HKMA will encourage growth.

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