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Capital / Liquidity
Vietnam Further Restricts Use of Short Term Deposits for Loans
By Editors | 28/11/2019
Currently, 60% of medium- and long-term loans can be financed with short term deposits. This ratio reduces to 40% in January.
AML / KYC
Myanmar Announces Licensing Framework for Remittance Providers
By Editors | 26/11/2019
The move is aimed at providing a cost-effective channel for the legal movement of money into Myanmar and reduce the use of illegal money transfer brokers.
ESG / Sustainability
Vietnam Banks to Include ESG Factors in Credit Risk Analysis
By Editors | 26/11/2019
The State Bank of Vietnam has directed all Vietnamese banks to include ESG risk assessments in credit risk analysis and establish dedicated ESG analysis units by 2025.
Fintech / Regtech
Thailand to Launches DLT Pilot Trading Corporate Bonds
By Editors | 26/11/2019
The DLT project was first announced in September, and will first test trading with bonds before expanding to equities, derivatives and investment funds.
Capital / Liquidity
BSP Excludes Interbank Borrowings from Reserve Calculations
By Editors | 25/11/2019
“The exclusion of these types of borrowings from the reserve base of banks and quasi-banks will result in freed-up liquidity for lending or investment activities,” the BSP said.
AML / KYC
Bangladesh Publishes New National AML/CFT Strategy
By Editors | 23/11/2019
The national strategy contains 11 strategies along with 137 action plans, aimed at eliminating gaps identified in the 2016 mutual evaluation report from the APG.
Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong Leads Asia on LIBOR Transition Readiness: KPMG
By Manesh Samtani | 21/11/2019
Survey findings and discussions with banks in the region indicate a lack of readiness for the LIBOR transition. But, failure to keep up will eventually prove disruptive, KPMG says.
Enforcement
Philippine SEC Orders Takeover of Brokerage Following Stock Theft
By Editors | 19/11/2019
A settlement clerk siphoned client securities into a private account and sold them over eight years, leaving a $13.8 million hole in R&L Investments’ books.
Market Infrastructure
Exploring APAC’s Emerging Data-Intensive Regulatory Environment
By Swati Kothari | 15/11/2019
APAC’s data intensive regulatory environment is making it increasingly important for banks to adopt a strategic data framework, say Swati Kothari and Jackielou Imperial at Wolters Kluwer.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2019 – Results Announcement
By Editors | 14/11/2019
Regulation Asia held its second annual Awards ceremony on 13 November 2019 to recognise technology companies, legal and consulting firms, and exchanges that have helped shape the regulatory landscape in Asia Pacific over the past year.
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