Nithya Subramanian
Nithya Subramanian, a deputy editor at Regulation Asia, has wide experience covering the financial sector in India and Singapore. She has written extensively about wealth management, capital markets and insurance sectors tracking policy and corporate developments. Researching and writing about the South Asian diaspora settled in Singapore and the region is another area of interest. She has a post-graduate degree in English literature. Reach out to her at nithya@regulationasia.com
Articles by Nithya Subramanian
Anti-Money Laundering
MAS Working to Standardise AML Programmes Across FIs
19/07/2024
MAS intends to engage the industry to “set a clearer waterline of practices” and ensure AML requirements are implemented “more evenly” across the sector.
Cybersecurity
MAS Sets Out Priorities to Build Financial Sector Capabilities
19/07/2024
MAS will focus on developing resilient digital financial services, fair dealing, and new capabilities in sustainability, AI and quantum technology.
Anti-Money Laundering
Philippine Agencies Seek Ban On Offshore Gaming Operators
19/07/2024
Officials from various government departments said POGO activities paint a negative picture of the Philippines and result in lower tourism revenues.
Tokenisation
Moody’s Joins MAS’ Project Guardian in Fixed Income Workstream
18/07/2024
The ratings agency aim is to enhance transparency, reduce systemic risk and promote the growth of the tokenisation industry.
Anti-Money Laundering
Taiwan Strengthens AML Requirements for Crypto Firms
18/07/2024
The amended law requires crypto platforms to establish local entities and complete a registration process to offer services in Taiwan.
Trading & Investment
Two ETFs Tracking Saudi Stocks Make China Debut
18/07/2024
Listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, these ETFs offer Chinese investors access to Saudi equities, promoting financial ties between the two countries.
Structural Regulation
Vietnam Banks Can Resume Investment-linked Insurance Business
17/07/2024
The decision allows banks to resume selling investment-link insurance products, after the activity was prohibited in March.
Reporting & Disclosures
ASEAN Exchanges to Pursue Four POCs to Improve Competitiveness
17/07/2024
The POCs focus on developing common data infrastructure, enhancing capacity building, and creating a marketplace for transition financing and ESG investment.
Anti-Money Laundering
MAS: FIs Should Conduct Enterprise-Wide ML/TF Risk Assessments
17/07/2024
The Singapore regulator has asked FIs to integrate insights from the recently published ML and TF national risk assessments.
Data Privacy
Singapore Issues Draft Guide on Synthetic Data Generation
16/07/2024
The guide proposes good practices for generating synthetic data that can be used to train AI models while protecting the underlying personal data.
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