Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA to Bolster Bank Supervision With Social Media Monitoring Tool

By Manesh Samtani | 23/01/2024

The planned solution will be able to extract data from social media and websites and use NLP to analyse market sentiment and risks associated with banks.

Securities / Derivatives

Chinese Premier Calls for More “Forceful” Measures to Stabilise Stock Market

By Editors | 23/01/2024

Premier Li Qiang emphasised the need to enhance the quality and investment value of listed companies and persuade more medium and long-term funds to invest in stocks.

AML / KYC

HKMA Calls on Banks to Join SMS Sender Registration Scheme

By Editors | 23/01/2024

28 banks in Hong Kong have already registered, completed testing, and will begin using Sender IDs from 28 January 2024.

ESG / Sustainability

HKMA Study Assesses Climate Risks of APAC Investment Funds

By Editors | 21/01/2024

Paper finds that funds with high climate risk exposure can face larger redemption pressures which can translate into financial stability risks.

Enforcement

IA, HKMA Take Joint Enforcement Action Against Insurance Agent

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/01/2024

The agent was suspended and fined for keeping gift vouchers that were intended to be given to clients as gifts.

ESG / Sustainability

HK Regulators Unveil New Sustainable Finance Initiatives

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/01/2024

Hong Kong will adopt the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards and integrate transition considerations into policy work.

Press Release

Regulation Asia: Top 20 News Stories for 2023

By Editors | 02/01/2024

This list presents the most-read news stories published by Regulation Asia in 2023, based on aggregated user traffic analytics.

Press Release

Regulation Asia: Top 10 Contributed Articles for 2023

By Editors | 02/01/2024

This list presents the most-read contributed articles published by Regulation Asia in 2023, based on aggregated user traffic.

Capital / Liquidity

Hong Kong Published Basel III related Rules in Gazette

By Editors | 30/12/2023

The rules published in the gazette are to implement Basel III components including the revised credit risk framework and the output floor.