All posts tagged "featured"
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458AML / KYCSoutheast Asia Vulnerable to North Korea Crypto Activity
New RUSI research reveals how North Korea can exploit cryptocurrency, particularly in Southeast Asia, to circumvent international sanctions.
April 16, 2019 -
1.2KAML / KYCSWIFT Details Critical Factors for Effective Cyber Defence
Asian banks must accept they are more susceptible as the initial target for fraudulent payments, as well as the receivers, with over 83 per cent of cases based in the region.
April 12, 2019 -
884International
SWIFT Sees Growing ISO 20022 Adoption in Asia Pacific
SWIFT has released a new report on the state of adoption of the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard among Asia Pacific securities market infrastructures.
April 3, 2019 -
508ChinaBOCHK Launches Pilot Service for Mainland Account Opening
BOCHK has been granted regulatory approval to launch a pilot scheme that enables Hong Kong citizens to open a personal bank account in the mainland, remotely.
March 21, 2019 -
625Capital RegulationBritish Banks Can Weather a No-Deal Brexit
While UK banks may not be fully ready to conduct business in EU jurisdictions, from a liquidity and capital point of view they appear well-positioned to weather a no-deal Brexit scenario.
March 13, 2019 -
893InternationalEU Policymakers Agree on Two Years Grace for BMR Compliance
Policymakers have agreed to give administrators of 'critical' EU and ‘non-critical’ non-EU benchmarks two more years to comply with the Benchmark Regulation.
March 1, 2019 -
763AML / KYCFATF Commends China, Sri Lanka; Watchlists Cambodia
The Financial Action Task Force has marked the end of its fourth round of mutual evaluations with an announcement of its latest plenary session last week.
February 26, 2019 -
574Securities & TradingMAS Discusses Supervisory Toolkit for Fund Managers – Speech
MAS places emphasis on conduct and individual accountability in its supervisory approach, using data analytics to help identify unusual trends and flag outliers among fund managers.
February 19, 2019 -
680AML / KYCPBOC to Scrap Approval Process for Corporate Bank Account Opening
The requirement to obtain PBOC approval for opening a corporate bank account will be scrapped nationwide by year-end, starting from 25 February.
February 13, 2019 -
2.2KFintech / Regtech
MAS Proposes New Requirements for Banks’ Outsourced Functions
The proposals will expand MAS' powers to impose requirements on banks' and merchant banks' outsourcing arrangements, regardless of where outsourced functions are performed.
February 8, 2019
