Editors
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Fintech / Regtech
Philippines Set to Introduce Tighter Cybersecurity Requirements for Banks
04/10/2017
Measures will include enhanced risk management and governance requirements as well as increased use of cloud technology.
Market Infrastructure
Vietnam to Increase Scrutiny of Electronic Trading for Security Loopholes
04/10/2017
Brokerages will be required to report more data, ensure their systems are transparent, fair, secure and compliant with national laws.
AML / KYC
Chinese Money Laundering or Capital Transfer – ‘Vive la Différence’
02/10/2017
Financial technology and digital payment systems are abetting the greatest money laundering campaign in the history of finance.
Fintech / Regtech
CPMI, IOSCO Call for Uniformity in UPI Creation, Reporting
02/10/2017
Report proposes that each UPI maps to reference data which indirectly describes an OTCD product without identifying transaction details.
Capital / Liquidity
India Insolvency Information Utility Granted 5-year License
02/10/2017
Bank-owned NESL wins license to operate utility which shares information on financial contracts as part of efforts to clean up bad loans.
Capital / Liquidity
Malaysia Extends NSFR Implementation Deadline to 2019
02/10/2017
Central bank cites uncertainty and divergence from original 1 January 2018 deadline elsewhere, suggests NSFR of Malaysian banks already at 100%.
Capital / Liquidity
Hong Kong Belatedly Joins Singapore in Pushing Back IRRBB
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.
Enforcement
Asia Pacific FIs Enter New Era of Accountability
28/09/2017
Australian bankers rail against short deadline for comments on BEAR, which mirrors Hong Kong’s recently introduced MiC.
Market Infrastructure
Equivalence not Regulatory Harmonisation the Answer for Asian FX
28/09/2017
GFMA, KPMG report suggests the number of liquidity providers will decline; market participants can’t expect harmonised regulatory environment.
Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong Considering Tax Breaks for PE Managers
28/09/2017
Government and trade bodies view PE as means of increasing support for Hong Kong Start-ups, keeping pace with Singapore and the UK.
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