Regulation Asia Reports

In research conducted by NICE Actimize and Regulation Asia, we analysed survey and interview data from 216 financial crime and fraud professionals across APAC to understand how FIs are leveraging technology to enhance financial crime risk management. This report presents the research findings, shedding light on the key priority areas at FIs, the challenges they face in technology adoption, and their outlook for the year ahead.

Published by Regulation Asia and NICE Actimize

China’s onshore asset-backed securities (ABS) market has been growing rapidly in recent years, bolstered by an influx of investment from domestic and foreign institutions alike. In this paper, we explore the regulatory developments that have led to such rapid growth, the opportunity for domestic and foreign institutional investors, and key drivers that are expected to propel the ABS market forward in the years to come, including the development of a green ABS market.

Published by Regulation Asia and Moody's Analytics

In recent years, initiatives to foster sound culture and deter misconduct have remained in focus for regulators and financial institutions alike. Culture reform initiatives, however, require a multi-pronged approach. In this paper, we explore key initiatives underway to advance culture reform in the Asia-Pacific financial sector, highlighting efforts to measure and assess culture and conduct risk levels within an organisation, and track progress over time.

Published by Regulation Asia and NICE Actimize

The introduction of XVAs post-GFC have helped to facilitate better trading and risk management decisions by banks, change attitudes towards data management, and promote greater responsibility over the use of capital. But, the pandemic has highlighted a need for faster and more reliable approaches to valuing derivatives portfolios. In this paper, we discuss the benefits of adopting a central valuation engine ahead of the final Basel framework taking effect from 1 January 2023.

Published by Regulation Asia and Oracle Financial Services