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Market Infrastructure
Culture & Conduct: the Global Regulatory Agenda
By Jeffrey Kupfer | 29/04/2019
The UK FCA has been a definitive leader in driving the global supervisory agenda in relation to culture and conduct risk, say Jeff Kupfer and Stephen Scott at Starling Trust Sciences.
Big Picture
Closer Cooperation Key to Greater Bay Area Success – FTAHK
By Manesh Samtani | 28/04/2019
There are significant opportunities for cross-border collaboration and integration across the Greater Bay Area, the FinTech Association of Hong Kong says in a new report.
Uncategorised
HKMA, SFC Find Opaque Financing Practices at Mainland Owned Banking Group
By Editors | 25/04/2019
Coordinated inspections found that a licensed corporation owned by a subsidiary as well as a bank within a Mainland-based group had adopted “complex, opaque financing arrangements”.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Grants Fourth Virtual Bank Licence to WeLab Digital
By Editors | 11/04/2019
The HKMA has granted a fourth virtual bank licence to WeLab Digital, the first stand-alone company to receive the licence.
Market Infrastructure
The Impact of Culture and Conduct – Industry’s Biggest Blind Spot
By Prasanna Venkatesan | 09/04/2019
Looking beyond regulations aimed at cultural reform, Synpulse’s Prasanna Venkatesan discusses how conduct and culture can be operationalised, measured and managed in private banking.
Market Infrastructure
SWIFT Sees Growing ISO 20022 Adoption in Asia Pacific
By Manesh Samtani | 03/04/2019
SWIFT has released a new report on the state of adoption of the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard among Asia Pacific securities market infrastructures.
Market Infrastructure
TMA Consults on HONIA, Hong Kong’s Alternative Rate for HIBOR
By Manesh Samtani | 01/04/2019
The Treasury Markets Association is proposing technical refinements to HONIA to enhance its robustness and representativeness as an alternative reference rate to HIBOR.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA Ups the Competency Bar for Credit Risk Management
By Editors | 31/03/2019
The HKMA – in collaboration with the HKIB and banking sector – has published a new framework aimed at enhancing professional competencies in the credit risk management function.
Fintech / Regtech
S. Korea FSC Receives Three Applications for Internet-Only Banks
By Editors | 29/03/2019
The FSC will review the applications with an aim to approving a preliminary licence for one or two new internet-only banks in May.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Approves Three Virtual Banks, Five More Being Considered
By Editors | 27/03/2019
The three newly licenced virtual banks are joint ventures involving BOCHK, JD Digits, Jardines, Standard Chartered, HKT, PCCW, Ctrip, ZhongAn Online and Sinolink.
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