

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...
Nov 20, 2024


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 20, 2024


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 15, 2024


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 12, 2024


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, 2024


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 11, 2024


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 8, 2024


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 6, 2024


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, 2024


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 5, 2024


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 4, 2024


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...
Nov 1, 2024


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, 2024


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 31, 2024


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, 2024


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 30, 2024


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, 2024


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 25, 2024


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...
Oct 24, 2024


China conducts first SFISF operation worth CNY50bn
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has executed the first operation of the Securities, Funds and Insurance Companies Swap Facility...
Oct 24, 2024







