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Cloud & Infrastructure
ISO Sets Standard for Embedding LEIs in Digital Certificates
22/08/2020
Simplified LEI integration paves the way for all digital certificates to be linked by a universal identifier and reduces the resource burden on certificate issuers.
Credit Risk
BSP Relaxes Real Estate Lending Limits for Banks
21/08/2020
The higher limit will encourage bank lending to households for the acquisition or construction of a residential real estate property the BSP said.
Market Abuse
Scotiabank Resolves DOJ, CFTC Spoofing Charges for $127.4m
20/08/2020
Four Scotiabank traders based in New York, London and Hong Kong placed thousands of orders in precious metals futures between 2008 and 2016 to manipulate prices.
Liquidity Risk
New Zealand Expands Business Finance Guarantee Scheme
20/08/2020
The maximum loan amount and maximum term are being increased, and more businesses will have access to the scheme, until 31 December.
Trading & Investment
Eximbank Issues South Korea’s First SOFR-linked Bonds
20/08/2020
State lender Eximbank is the first financial institution in South Korea and the third in Asia to issue SOFR-linked bonds.
Market Abuse
Singapore Authorities Charge Five Remisiers for False Trading
20/08/2020
The five individuals charged were former remisiers for Phillip Securities, OCBC Securities, DBS Vickers Securities, and Maybank Kim Eng Securities.
Anti-Money Laundering
APAC Regulators Issue Nearly $4bn in AML Fines in H1 2020
19/08/2020
Fraudulent activity brought on by Covid-19 related initiatives may result in enforcement actions later in the year and into 2021, says Fenergo’s Rachel Woolley.
Credit Risk
Malaysia Bolsters Debt Resolution Support for SMEs
19/08/2020
From 1 September, SMEs can seek debt restructuring services, financial education and advisory from the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency, known as the AKPK.
Market Abuse
Top Chinese Court Issues Guidance on Punishing ChiNext Crimes
19/08/2020
The “zero tolerance” guidance came days before the first batch of companies are set to debut under ChiNext’s new registration-based system.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
MAS Bans Two Individuals for Fraud and Dishonest Conduct
19/08/2020
Prohibition orders were issued against former representatives of Prudential Assurance Company Singapore and Bank of Singapore in two unrelated cases.
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