ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors agreed to increase usage of local currencies for trade settlements.
April 3, 2023Many of the new questions in the SFC's updated BRMQ focus on AML/CFT practices and brokerage business controls.
December 30, 2022The SFC is calling on licenced corporations to address regulatory deficiencies identified in some investment services offered online.
September 2, 2022Most successful business email compromise frauds occurred because LCs did not check or verify the identities of email senders or they ignored red flags.
March 25, 2022Domestic banks will be able to access other Asian currencies via cross-currency repo and other collateralised transactions with Bank Indonesia.
February 18, 2022The initiative will eliminate paperwork, reduce transaction processing time and offer a secure environment for processing LCs.
June 22, 2021Digital LC capabilities will be offered in Australia, China, Hong Kong and Singapore via Contour from this month.
April 27, 2021Suspected margin financing arrangements involve unlicensed affiliates of licensed corporations or third parties who appear to be engaging in securities margin financing without an SFC licence in order to circumvent regulatory requirements.
August 6, 2018SEC officials have questioned two of the bank's top executives on whistle blower allegations that loan provisioning was unfairly delayed to inflate profits by $1.3bn over eight years.
July 28, 2018An estimated $10bn in LoUs will need to be wound down within three months, forcing banks to rebalance assets and liabilities.
March 16, 2018