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MAS extends AML/CFT requirements to Payment Service Providers
On 6 June 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a Consultation Paper on proposed anti-money laundering and countering the financing of …
Product Intervention Powers and Design and Distribution Obligations in Financial Services: A cross-border perspective
Many regulators view their ability to intervene as one of their key supervisory tools to reduce harm in cases where there is a risk of significant …
Disclosure of internal investigations – the Hong Kong SFC’s FAQs fail to relieve industry concerns
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released frequently-asked questions (FAQs) to clarify its Internal Investigation Disclosure …
Latest Shake-up of the Remuneration Provisions for Banks and Investment Firms Part 1: Investment Firms
Agreement has now been reached between the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council on the final texts of two Directives which will impact on …
HKMA turns up the heat and announces consultation on IBOR transition
On 12 February 2019, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced in a briefing to the Legislative Council Panel on Financial Affairs that the …
SFC seeks to halt "rolling bad apples" in their tracks with licensing reforms
On 1 February 2019, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced significant changes to its licensing forms and processes (Licensing Reforms). …
Renewed focus on compensation to address misconduct risk
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) released on 23 November 2018 its recommendations on the types of data regulators should be collecting from financial …
Casting the regulatory net over virtual assets – new regulation in Hong Kong for crypto fund managers, fund distributors and trading platforms
Yesterday, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a statement (Statement), together with a press release, setting out its new regulatory …
The temperature is rising on corporate crime in Australia Implications for company directors
Proposed corporate crime reforms will involve a sea change in director responsibility. Rather than directors reacting to issues that come to their …
Hong Kong enters new era of smart banking with launch of open API framework
Late last week, the HKMA announced that it had concluded a consultation on its intended approach to open application programming interface (API) for the …
Upheaval and uncertainty in mineral regulation in key African mining jurisdictions
Resurgence of resource nationalism highlights the importance of investment treaty protectionsThe last year has seen significant changes to mineral …
REGULATION IN THE AGE OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES
Blockchain technology is ushering in a new epoch of monetary oversight, creating opportunities and challenges for regulators in a world disrupted by the …
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