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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Singaporean, Malaysian regulators take action against corruption, money laundering
Regulators in Singapore and Malaysia have stepped up their efforts to tackle fraud and corruption cases, following a substantial increase in the instances of graft, forgery and other financial crimes…
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Compliance budgets set to remain steady in 2022, poll finds
Two thirds of compliance teams will have to make do with a stable budget in 2022, despite the more challenging risk landscape, a Regulatory Intelligence poll has found. The live…
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Understanding ESG and its impact on companies in 2022 and beyond
With the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, held in Glasgow, Scotland, the important topic of climate change comes front and centre. As we set the…
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OUTLOOK 2022-Will this be the year ESG bites?
At a minimum, 2022 looks set to be the year financial services firms get their ducks in row on climate risk. A whole raft of regulatory initiatives are underway at…
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POLL-Asia-Pacific securities regulators reveal top concerns for 2022
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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IMPACT ANALYSIS: China strengthens data localisation requirements with new privacy laws
The implementation of new standards on the protection of personal information in China will further strengthen data localisation requirements in a jurisdiction that already has one of the strictest regimes…
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Conduct tech may fail to deliver insights, while increasing data privacy risk, ethical issues
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-…
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OPINION: Pandemic keeps cyber security a priority for boards
Information and cyber-security risks have increased during the pandemic, and the financial sector has reportedly been hit “relatively more often” by cyber-attacks than most other sectors. As just one example,…
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