Editors
Regulation Asia relies on a team of journalists, writers and editors to cover regulatory announcements across Asia Pacific. [email protected]
Articles by Editors
PEPs & Sanctions
China Sanctions US Organisations over Taiwan Presidential Visit
11/04/2023
China sanctioned the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and US think tank Hudson Institute for hosting Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen last week.
Tokenisation
SEB, Crédit Agricole Launch Digital Bond Issuance Platform
11/04/2023
The platform uses a blockchain validation protocol called “Proof of Climate awaReness”, which incentivises participating nodes to improve their environmental impact.
Sustainable Finance
Taiwan Loosens Bond Issuance Rules for Foreign Banks
11/04/2023
The changes allow foreign banks to use the issuance proceeds to finance a wider range of sustainable economic activities and carbon reduction transformation projects.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Korea Arrests More Coinone Employees Over Bribery Allegations
11/04/2023
The employees are accused of engaging in bribery conduct to list digital assets on Coinone’s platform.
Capital Adequacy
Hong Kong to Introduce Risk-based Capital Regime for Insurers
11/04/2023
An amendment bill was gazetted that will make capital requirements for insurance companies more sensitive to their asset and liability matching, risk profile and mix of products.
KYC & CDD
US State Regulators Fine Robinhood for Causing Investor Harm
11/04/2023
Robinhood disseminated inaccurate information to customers and did not have a reasonably designed customer identification programme, among other failures.
Structural Regulation
UK FCA Outlines Next One Year of Work to Improve Markets
11/04/2023
The FCA will propose reforms to the listing regime, consult on the introduction of consolidated tapes, and strengthen its authorisation and assessment processes.
Cryptocurrency
OKX’s Ben Bowden Discusses Regulatory Response to FTX Fallout
10/04/2023
Ben Bowden, Global Head of Compliance at OKX, discusses the fallout from FTX, crypto regulatory approaches, and the role of proof of reserves.
Reporting & Disclosures
Korea Establishes ‘Capital Market ESG Supervision Task Force’
10/04/2023
The task force will develop ESG fund disclosure standards to address information asymmetry, prevent greenwashing and promote responsible management.
Structural Regulation
Taiwan Internet-only Insurance Applicants Fail to Win Approval
10/04/2023
Formosa Property Insurance was rejected in December. CTBC Insurance was not sufficiently innovative or differentiated from other existing products.
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
An exclusive weekly selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team.