Senior securities regulators across the Asia-Pacific region have revealed that “cyber risk and operational resilience” will dominate their list of priorities in 2022. A poll by Regulatory Intelligence found that…
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OUTLOOK 2022-Open banking grows throughout Asia amid market fragmentation, data security and trust concerns
The roll-out of open banking is expected to gather pace in Asia this year, fuelled by the need to promote financial inclusion and innovation. The financial services sector will have…
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Asia-based organizations are operating in an evolving trade landscape. They are undergoing rapid transformations to keep up with: Thomson Reuters’ special report Blind Spots and External Forces Impacting Global Trade…
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Behavioural monitoring and conduct analytics technology promise to make it easier for firms to detect employee misconduct as well as predict where it might occur next. However, reliance on data-…
Read moreTop four regions for bribery and corruption revealed: Global Fraud and Risk Report 2021
The top four regions in terms of the threat of bribery and corruption have been identified as the Middle East and North Africa (61%), Sub-Saharan Africa (59%), Latin America (49%)…
Read moreMonetary Authority of Singapore supports “zero trust” cyber security principles for finance sector
The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Cyber Security Advisory Panel has encouraged financial companies to adopt the “zero trust” security principles and architecture to tackle advanced cyber threats and IT…
Read moreESG: Fast-emerging challenges for financial institutions
Investment managers, banks, securities firms, and their regulators face a difficult task because the risks associated with ESG issues are often so new that they are difficult to quantify. This…
Read moreArtificial intelligence set to drive efficiency up, costs down in AML – Sibos
Anti-money laundering (AML) systems of the future will be based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning and will be predictive, bringing down the cost of AML compliance by up…
Read moreCyber risk and operational resilience are top priorities for Asia-Pacific regulators: ASIFMA conference
Cyber risk and operational resilience will be the top priorities for securities regulators across the Asia-Pacific region in the year ahead, a conference has heard. Speakers during a keynote panel…
Read moreMonetary Authority of Singapore forms new sustainability group to promote green finance
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has formed a new sustainability group and has named Darian McBain as the group’s chief sustainability officer, effective from October 1. The move is…
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