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KYC & CDD

HKMA Updates Remote Onboarding Guidance Over AI Risks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/09/2026

The HKMA has issued updated guidance for remote customer on-boarding, requiring firms to combat rising AI-driven fraud risks through continuous system updates.

Structural Regulation

China Scraps Decades-Old Dividend Tax Break for Foreign Individuals

By Mark Johnston | 04/09/2026

The move ends a 1994 exemption and applies a standard 20 percent tax rate, part of a broader push for market unification.

Trading & Investment

SFC Enhances Guidance for Funds with Private Market Exposure

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/09/2026

New guidance introduces enhanced disclosure requirements and a ‘complex product’ designation for retail funds with significant exposure to private credit and equity.

Anti-Money Laundering

Thailand Mandates FATF Travel Rule for Digital Assets

By Editors | 03/09/2026

New rules will require VASPs to collect and share originator and beneficiary data for all transactions from February 2027.

Capital Adequacy

HKMA Consults on Revamped Systemic Bank Framework

By Manesh Samtani | 03/09/2026

The consultation refines the assessment methodology for D-SIBs, introducing new indicators for substitutability and aligning more closely with Basel standards.

Anti-Money Laundering

G20 Calls for Priority Action on Crypto AML and AI Guardrails

By Manesh Samtani | 03/09/2026

Finance leaders have urged the FATF to enforce virtual asset standards as a priority and backed the development of principles for the responsible adoption of AI.

Trading & Investment

China Regulators Grant $6.8 Billion in New QDII Quotas

By Mark Johnston | 02/09/2026

SAFE approved the largest batch of outbound investment quotas since 2021, in line with stated plans to move to more regular issuances.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Australia Consults on Streamlining Financial Accountability Regime

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/09/2026

APRA and ASIC are proposing to reduce FAR reporting burdens by removing requirements related to key functions and accountability map details.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Bursa Malaysia Consults on Final Phase of Securities Dematerialisation

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/09/2026

The exchange seeks to create a fully scripless environment by removing physical jumbo certificates and enhancing the role of issuers and registrars.