Structural Regulation

Schroders Wealth Management JV Wins CBIRC Approval

24/02/2021

The joint venture with BOCOM will become the third wealth management JV with foreign majority owners to receive regulatory authorisation in China.

Anti-Money Laundering

Australian Police Charge Man for Crypto Related Money Laundering

23/02/2021

Police say the Sydney man directed “money launderers for hire” to convert nearly A$5.5mn of cash into bitcoin on his behalf.

Structural Regulation

Bursa Malaysia to Allow Lower Public Shareholding Spreads

23/02/2021

The exchange will consider applications from issuers to have public shareholding spreads of between 15% and 20%, compared to current requirements for 25%.

Anti-Money Laundering

OJK to Require P2P Lenders to Report Transactions From 1 April

23/02/2021

The move is aimed at preventing the P2P lenders from being used for money laundering and terrorism financing, said OJK Deputy Director Munawar.

Trading & Investment

FTSE Russell to Add STAR Market Stocks to Global Benchmark

23/02/2021

The changes, effective from 22 March, are expected to result in $100mn of passive inflows to STAR Market stocks.

Credit Risk

CBIRC Imposes Further Restrictions on Online Lending by Banks

23/02/2021

New rules require banks to contribute no more than 70 percent of the capital when providing loans through an online lending platform.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

SFC Fines Asset Manager for Short Position Reporting Errors

23/02/2021

The SFC found that 7,814 short positions held by collective investment schemes managed by Brilliance Asset Management were either misstated or omitted.

Trading & Investment

HKEX Probes for Rule Violations by Retail IPO Investors

22/02/2021

Brokers involved in the New Horizon Health IPO have been asked to provide information on the retail investors who were allotted stocks.

Data Privacy

BSP to Draft Data Governance Policy for Financial Institutions

22/02/2021

The new regulatory framework will guide banks and other financial institutions on how they use and handle electronic information that they collect from customers.