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AML / KYC
Standard Chartered Guernsey-Singapore Transfers Under Investigation
By Editors | 09/10/2017
Authorities suggest bank may have conducted $1.4bn of transfers to Singapore to avoid being caught under Common Reporting Standard.
Capital / Liquidity
Hong Kong Belatedly Joins Singapore in Pushing Back IRRBB
By Editors | 28/09/2017
Implementation delayed by a year as firms say they might not have met original deadline due to having to make substantial changes to reporting systems.
Fintech / Regtech
ASEAN Fintechs, Banks Set up Pan-regional Sandbox to Boost Financial Inclusion
By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017
Sandbox board includes ASEAN Bankers Association, Monetary Authority of Singapore and is being advised by Intel, Microsoft Asia Pacific and IBM Philippines.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS Creates Advisory Panel on Cybersecurity
By Editors | 21/09/2017
Panel on cybersecurity and resilience includes representatives from Accenture, JPMorgan, London Stock Exchange, PwC and Standard Chartered Bank.
Market Infrastructure
SGX Regulatory Subsidiary Ready to Start Operations
By Editors | 12/09/2017
SGX RegCo will begin operations on Friday (12 September) with three new board members joining Tan Cheng Han and Tan Boon Gin at the helm.
Capital / Liquidity
Don’t Expect New EU Equivalency Decisions for Asia
By Samuel Riding | 07/09/2017
Ben Pott, head of government affairs at NEX Group, suggests Brexit and the time taken to resolve US-EU CCP issue, make equivalency rulings unlikely.
AML / KYC
China Joins Stampede to Regulate ICOs
By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2017
Regulators to introduce rules on ICOs/ITOs which raised nearly $400mn in 1st half of 2017; follows moves by the US and Singapore in July.
HKEX Risks Tech Firms’ Disfavour
By Peter Guy | 28/08/2017
HKEX needs to develop regulations and boards to accommodate the entire chain of technology from start-ups to unicorns.
Capital / Liquidity
Singapore Regulator Issues Resolution Regime
By Samuel Riding | 24/08/2017
Resolution regime includes four stage assessment criteria for financial institutions, emphasises private sector role; to be operationalised ‘in due course’.
Securities / Derivatives
Singapore Brings ICO’s Within Regulatory Ambit
By Garima Chitkara | 02/08/2017
Singapore regulator announces intention to regulate ICO’s that share characteristics of debt or equity securities.
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