Regulation

4 days ago

Singapore sees 44.6% surge in financial claims scam cases rise

Singapore's Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre (Fidrec) handled 2,162 financial claims from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024,...

5 days ago

New rules enable Philippine insurers to fund infra projects

The Philippine Insurance Commission (IC) has issued new guidelines allowing life and non-life insurance companies, along with...

5 days ago

Taiwan pledges overhaul of cryptocurrency tax rules

Taiwan's Ministry of Finance has pledged to review regulations on taxing cryptocurrency gains amid surges in digital asset prices....

Nov 15

Financial complaints against finfluencers on the rise: MAS

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has received an average of five complaints annually over the past five years against financial...

Nov 12

Singapore eases family office rules to attract talent

Singapore's central bank and financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has relaxed requirements for single family...

Nov 11

Vietnam central bank finalises draft to aid non-bank financial firms

Vietnam's central bank, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), has finalised a draft circular to help non-bank credit institutions, including...

Nov 11

Thailand to appoint ex-finance minister Kittiratt as central bank chair

Thailand is set to appoint former finance minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong as the new chairman of the Bank of Thailand (BoT), indicating the...

Nov 8

Malaysia tightens oversight on family office

Malaysia’s government, through the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), will continue oversight of family...

Nov 6

Hong Kong survey shows regtech boosts AML capabilities

Over 80% of 50 surveyed companies reported that regulatory technology has strengthened their anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities,...

Nov 5

Singapore’s MAS advances tokenisation in financial services

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced new initiatives to promote tokenization in financial services, aiming to deepen asset...

Nov 5

Singapore's life insurers maintain strong capital buffers

Singapore's nine key life insurers are maintaining healthy capital buffers, with almost all achieving capital adequacy ratios (CAR) of at...

Nov 4

Malaysia orders audit into Khazanah's loss-making investment

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has ordered sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad to conduct an internal audit over...

Nov 1

Thailand directs digital asset operators to combat money laundering

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has instructed digital asset operators to file suspicious transaction reports to...

Oct 31

Asia-Pacific tax officials meet in Seoul to boost cooperation

Top tax officials from 18 countries began a four-day meeting in Seoul for the 53rd annual gathering of the Study Group on Asia-Pacific...

Oct 31

MAS launches global finance, technology network to boost Singapore fintech

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the creation of the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) to enhance Singapore’s...

Oct 30

AS fines SG firm over suspicious transactions

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) fined Atrium Asia Investment Management (AAIM) SGD1.9m for violating anti-money laundering and...

Oct 30

Bangkok Bank eyes virtual licence with key partners

Bangkok Bank (BBL) is optimistic about securing a virtual bank licence, leveraging the capabilities of its consortium partners. The...

Oct 25

Hong Kong hosts three major regional finance events in last week of October

The final week of October sees Hong Kong attract regional and international asset managers and private wealth executives with three...

Oct 25

Taiwan FSC eyes rule revisions after banks, insurers complain

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) is reviewing its regulations following criticism from local banks and insurers over...

Oct 24

Hong Kong targets unlicensed auditors in new crackdown

Hong Kong will introduce two new measures by March aimed at curbing unlicensed auditors and agents, Secretary for Financial Services and...

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