There has been a heightened regulatory focus in the Asia financial sector where regulators have shifted from a consultative supervisory approach to a more enforcement orientated one. There is zero…
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IMPACT ANALYSIS: Data resilience, greater industry collaboration essential to fend off cyber threats, IOSCO report says
An industry working group has issued a paper entitled “Cyber Threats and Data Recovery Challenges for Financial Market Infrastructures”, sponsored by the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures-International Organisation of…
Read moreIMPACT ANALYSIS: SGX announces climate change road map for companies
As part of the city state’s efforts to achieve a low-carbon economy, Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX) has set out a road map to make it mandatory for issuers to include…
Read moreIMPACT ANALYSIS: ESG regulations in Asia gather momentum
Regulators in the Asia-Pacific region have prioritised environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their approach and outlook. Although ESG in the Asian region is gathering momentum, it still remains…
Read moreCOLUMN: Cryptocurrencies – regulators at a crossroads
Wild swings in the value of cryptocurrencies and a lack of regulatory certainty on how to treat them have failed to deter younger investors from buying coins in their billions.…
Read more10 Things Compliance Officers in APAC Must Do This Year
2020 saw landmark enforcement actions from regulators across Asia-Pacific as financial institutions across the region paid $5.1 billion in fines for anti-money laundering failures. By March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read moreIMPACT ANALYSIS: MAS issues guidelines to improve culture and accountability
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued guidelines to strengthen the accountability of senior managers in financial institutions (FIs) and to promote ethical behaviour. The Guidelines on Individual Accountability…
Read moreCommentary: Goldman Sachs’ 1MDB Compliance Failures Provide Lessons for Firms and Banks (Part 2)
Goldman Sachs and the government of Malaysia recently announced an agreement to resolve all criminal and regulatory proceedings involving the investment bank in the country over 1MDB through a $3.9…
Read moreCommentary: Goldman Sachs’ 1MDB Compliance Failures Provide Lessons for Firms and Banks (Part 1)
Goldman Sachs and the government of Malaysia recently announced an agreement to resolve all criminal and regulatory proceedings involving the investment bank in the country over 1MDB through a $3.9…
Read moreIMPACT ANALYSIS: Risk and Compliance under a Digital Transformation
What does digital transformation mean? Digital transformations within an organisation usually starts with an ambitious vision, and many issues in risk and compliance need to be considered to make the…
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