Tag Archives: Regulation
June Regulatory Round-up: New FAQs on suitability requirements; SFC fines Credit Suisse for disclosure misconduct; FATF releases HK AML evaluation
MAS drops ex-ante approval requirement for cross-border financial services
2019 regulatory outlook: What’s in store for Asia’s private banks?
China regulator launches new rules for banks’ WM subsidiaries
SFC implements open-ended fund company structure
MAS gathers legal authority to enforce resolution regime
Pre-IPO trusts gain traction among Chinese entrepreneurs
Asian HNWIs’ search for privacy “consigned to history”
Expect some “spillover” from MiFID II in Asia
HK regulators confront conflicts of interest when selling in-house products
Foreign banks to be given “more room” in China: CBRC chairman
HK signs CRS agreement with Switzerland, plans afoot to enter multilateral network
Chinese wealth managers in HK will play by the same rules, says SFC’s Alder
“Time to enforce the law”: Indonesian tax office
September Regulatory Round-up: China’s ICO ban may benefit HK and SG; SFC “shifts focus” to corporate governance
Australian regulator to set up “Chief Data Office”
Number of SFC investigations declines as regulator “shifts focus” to corporate governance
Hong Kong signs fintech agreement with Malaysia
CBRC publishes provisional regulations covering the WMP sales process
HKMA to consult on loss-absorbing capacity policy early next year
CRS will temporarily increase financial complexity, consultant says
Changes to financial resources rules will bring HK “in line” with international standards, says SFC
Hong Kong signs agreement with UK on regulation of cross-border financial activities
Singapore signs fintech agreement with Thailand, updates banking supervision MoU
Hong Kong’s revised bank resolution framework is credit negative, says ratings agency
Indonesia adds major financial centre to its tax reporting network
No local bank wants to be the first “to publicly tackle culture issues”, says HK-based lawyer
Hong Kong’s IAMs and family offices want clearer guidance on KYC requirements
Data protection and liability in focus as banks adopt AI, says law firm
AML officers in Hong Kong say they are “highly stressed” amid regulatory clampdown
Hong Kong signs fintech agreement with Australia
New suitability requirements enforced with questions unanswered, say lawyers
Customised regtech solutions key for PBs as a “one-size-fits-all approach simply doesn’t work”
MAS seeks industry’s input on robo advisory regulations
Banks have “flexibility” in their customer identification methods, says HKMA
Focus shifts to Malaysia amid region’s tax amnesty wave, says consultancy
Private banks require “a lot of guidance” amid multitude of regulatory consultations
Indonesia authorises tax office to access account information at financial institutions
Taiwan opens AML office ahead of regional task force evaluation
AML processes to be tested by incoming EU funds transfer regulation, warns expert
Credit Suisse rolls out compliance risk technology
In the eye of the storm
New regulation redefining HNW investors to hit private banks, HNW intermediaries
Shenzhen-HK Stock Connect could start this year, says China premier
Tycoon pursues case against Goldman
Regulators zero in on private banking intermediaries
