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International
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
SC Ventures’ Su Kiang Lau Shares How Banks Face Fraud and Cybersecurity Challenges
By Editors | 18/09/2023
Su Kiang Lau, Executive Director – Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance at SC Ventures, spoke at Regulation Asia’s Fraud & Financial Crime Asia 2023 event on 13 July. At the sidelines of the event, he discussed how banks are looking at major challenges such as fraud, cybersecurity crime and data security. He also shared how Standard Chartered is using data to detect fraud risks.
Climate Risk
Report Offers Guidance on Financial Sector Alignment With Paris Accord
By Editors | 18/09/2023
New report from IMF, World Bank, and OECD seeks to ensure diverging approaches to Paris Agreement alignment do not push climate goals further away.
PEPs & Sanctions
G7 Plans to Ban Imports of Russian Diamonds – Report
By Mark Johnston | 17/09/2023
The move is part of efforts to reduce Russia’s revenues and pressure it to end its war in Ukraine.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Philippine SEC Teams Up With US Counterpart, IOSCO to Tackle Securities-related Crime
By Editors | 15/09/2023
The Philippines SEC is looking to strengthen its enforcement capabilities to protect investors from securities fraud and other forms of investment scams.
Trading & Investment
IOSCO Propose Good Practices for Leveraged Loan, CLO Markets
By Editors | 15/09/2023
IOSCO says a “prolonged borrower-friendly environment” has given rise to vulnerabilities in leveraged loan and CLO markets.
Alternative Markets
IOSCO Warns of Emerging Risks in Private Finance Markets
By Editors | 15/09/2023
IOSCO says private finance markets are “inherently opaque”, and that connections with other parts of the financial system may allow risks to spill into public markets.
PEPs & Sanctions
Gibson Dunn’s David A. Wolber Discusses Compliance Challenges with Sanctions
By Editors | 15/09/2023
David A. Wolber, Of Counsel at Gibson Dunn, spoke at Regulation Asia’s Fraud & Financial Crime Asia 2023 event on 13 July. At the sidelines of the event, he discussed how Singaporean banks and companies face increasing compliance challenges in the sanctions space, citing a couple of reasons. He also outlined steps to avoid violating sanctions.
Cryptocurrency
“Consistency” and “Cooperation” To Form Next Steps in Crypto Regulation
By Jill Wong | 15/09/2023
Chengyi Ong, Chainalysis’ head of policy, APAC, talks to Regulation Asia about the perceived policy direction in crypto regulations.
Custody & Infrastructure
Deutsche Bank Enters Crypto Custody Space with Taurus Partnership
By Mark Johnston | 15/09/2023
The bank will hold cryptocurrencies and tokenised assets for its institutional clients, but not offer crypto trading yet.
Reporting & Disclosures
EU SFDR Review Mulls New Categorisation System
By ESG Investor | 15/09/2023
The consultation spans issues such as legal certainty, usability, and how SFDR can play its part in tackling greenwashing.
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