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HKMA launches tokenisation sandbox for financial sector

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched Project Ensemble Sandbox to accelerate the adoption of tokenisation in the financial...

New rule forces Indonesian banks to publish lending margins

Aug 28

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New rule forces Indonesian banks to publish lending margins

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) will mandate banks to publish detailed breakdowns of their lending rates, including...

eMPF lauded as global leader in pension platforms

Aug 27

REGULATION

eMPF lauded as global leader in pension platforms

Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority’s chair, Ayesha Macpherson Lau, hailed the eMPF, a digital platform launched in...

Malaysia’s regulator fines Grant Thornton Malaysia for audit breach

Aug 26

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Malaysia’s regulator fines Grant Thornton Malaysia for audit breach

The Securities Commission’s (SC) Audit Oversight Board (AOB) has fined Grant Thornton Malaysia PLT (GTM) MYR150,000 (USD34,400) and its...

Crypto exchanges in Hong Kong hit licensing roadblocks

Aug 23

REGULATION

Crypto exchanges in Hong Kong hit licensing roadblocks

Hong Kong’s ambitions to become a digital-asset hub are encountering challenges, as uncertainty looms over whether 11 crypto exchanges...

Hong Kong’s central bank sets new rules for AI use in banking

Aug 21

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Hong Kong’s central bank sets new rules for AI use in banking

Hong Kong’s de facto central bank has issued new guidelines for financial institutions using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)...

Former Citibank, Julius Baer managers face charges in SGD3bn scandal

Aug 20

REGULATION

Former Citibank, Julius Baer managers face charges in SGD3bn scandal

In Singapore, two former relationship managers, Wang Qiming and Liu Kai, have been charged in connection with the country’s largest money...

Singapore-Malaysia joint raid busts Johor money laundering syndicate

Aug 19

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Singapore-Malaysia joint raid busts Johor money laundering syndicate

Singapore and Malaysian police dismantled a Johor Bahru-based money laundering syndicate linked to scam operations, arresting twelve...

South Korea-Japan finance chiefs to meet in Tokyo next month

Aug 19

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South Korea-Japan finance chiefs to meet in Tokyo next month

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission Chairman Kim Byoung-hwan is set to meet Japan’s Financial Services Agency Commissioner Hideki...

HKMA introduces AI sandbox to boost fintech innovation

Aug 16

REGULATION

HKMA introduces AI sandbox to boost fintech innovation

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company launched the Generative Artificial Intelligence...

Singapore banks to explore quantum security

Aug 15

REGULATION

Singapore banks to explore quantum security

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), along with DBS, HSBC, OCBC, UOB, SPTel, and SpeQtral, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

CIMB, Maybank fined for e-banking disruptions in Malaysia

Aug 15

REGULATION

CIMB, Maybank fined for e-banking disruptions in Malaysia

Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), announced on Wednesday that it has imposed penalties on CIMB Bank Berhad, CIMB...

Thailand’s insurance regulator tightens actuarial standards

Aug 14

REGULATION

Thailand’s insurance regulator tightens actuarial standards

Thailand’s Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) plans to establish a screening committee to suspend or revoke actuarial licences to...

Key US-China economic officials to meet in Shanghai

Aug 14

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Key US-China economic officials to meet in Shanghai

Senior US and Chinese economic officials will meet in Shanghai on Aug. 15-16 for the first time since China outlined its long-term...

Thailand forms committee for financial hub

Aug 13

ECONOMY

Thailand forms committee for financial hub

The Finance Ministry is forming a 34-member committee, chaired by Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul, to develop policies and...

Foreign investors withdraw billions from China in Q2

Aug 13

ECONOMY

Foreign investors withdraw billions from China in Q2

Foreign investors withdrew a record amount from China last quarter, reflecting deep pessimism about the world's second-largest economy....

Singapore’s MAS chooses EY for family office compliance

Aug 12

REGULATION

Singapore’s MAS chooses EY for family office compliance

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has appointed Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd. (EY) as one of six screening service providers...

Philippines central bank to approve new digital banks from January 2025

Aug 12

REGULATION

Philippines central bank to approve new digital banks from January 2025

The Monetary Board has approved lifting the moratorium on new digital banking licences starting January 1, 2025, allowing up to ten...

Chinese regulators limit duration of new bond funds

Aug 9

REGULATION

Chinese regulators limit duration of new bond funds

Chinese regulators are restricting the duration of new bond funds to curb investment in long-dated treasuries amid efforts to cool a bond...

Hong Kong does not need new virtual banks – HKMA

Aug 8

REGULATION

Hong Kong does not need new virtual banks – HKMA

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) sees no need for new players in the city’s virtual banking sector and has launched a one-month...

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