Financial Regulation Asia Alerts
Updates on key financial regulatory developments in Hong Kong and Singapore. Take a look at our latest alerts below.
Q1 2023
- Hoping for Tokens: The first HKSAR Government Tokenised Green Bond
published 22 March 2023 - SFC proposals on operating a virtual asset trading platform – Key legal questions to ask
published 22 March 2023 - Hong Kong SAR - SFC Proposals for Regulating Virtual Asset Trading Platforms
published 22 February 2023 - Hong Kong Monetary Authority gives colour on proposed regulatory regime for stablecoins
published 2 February 2023 - Anti-Money Laundering Know-how 2022
published 11 January 2023 - HKMA Aligns Risk Based Supervisory Approach
published 3 January 2023
Q4 2022
- SFC Warns Industry and Investors Over Virtual Assets Arrangements Promising Returns
published 14 December 2022 - SFC Consults on Risk Management Guidelines for Futures Brokers
published 12 December 2022 - SFC Issues Position Limit Conclusions with Follow-Up Questions
published 29 November 2022 - Guidelines to MAS Notice SFA 04-N16 on Execution of Customers' Orders
published 17 November 2022 - Virtually Certain: Government’s VA Policy Statement and SFC’s Circular on VA Futures ETFs
published 7 November 2022 - HKMA Updates Guidance on Sale of Investment Products
published 27 October 2022 - Consultation on Amendments to Restrictions on Personal Payment Accounts that Contain E-Money
published 20 October 2022 - SFC Fines Firm and MIC for Compliance and Self-Reporting Failures
published 17 October 2022
Q3 2022
- HKMA Confirms Preparatory Works for Retail CBDC
published 30 September 2022 - HKMA on Cloud Management
published 7 September 2022 - SFC Report on Online Services Identifies Good and Bad Practices
published 2 September 2022 - MAS publishes an Information Paper on Strengthening AML/CFT Practices for External Asset Managers
published 31 August 2022 - SFC Sets Out ESG Next-Steps
published 10 August 2022 - SFC fines RBC in relation to client money and client securities failings
published 2 August 2022 - Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill 2022 Gazetted: Regulation of Virtual Asset Trading Platforms from March 2023
published 5 July 2022
Q2 2022
- Bookbuilding and Placing in ECM and DCM Transactions and Sponsor Coupling
published 12 May 2022 - Don’t spoil the barrel: Final Mandatory Reference Checking Guidelines Issued
published 10 May 2022 - HKMA Fintech 2025 Next Steps: Regtech and CBDC
published 4 May 2022 - Cyber steps: HKMA and SFC on Protecting Data
published 14 April 2022 - Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority Clarifies Premium Financing Expectations
published 12 April 2022 - Latest Updates from Hong Kong’s Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group
published 6 April 2022
Q1 2022
- SFC on Disruptions to Business: Financial Distress and Pandemic
published 15 March 2022 - HKMA and SFC to review distribution of non-exchange traded products
published 2 March 2022 - SFC Focus on wholesale market trading practices
published 22 February 2022 - Advancing Green Finance in Singapore
published 7 February 2022 - MAS Global CBDC Challenge Report
published 7 February 2022 - Provision of DPT services to the public
published 3 February 2022 - HKMA Climate Risk: Stress Tests and Risk Management
published 13 January 2022 - HKMA expects AIs to renew Statement of Commitment to FX Global Code
published 10 January 2022 - HKMA's enhanced measures on real-time fund transfers
published 10 January 2022 - Singapore - DD Requirements for Corporate Financial Advisers
published 6 January 2022 - Singapore - Future of Financial Services
published 6 January 2022 - HKMA 'next-gen' data infrastructure: Credit Reference Platform
published 4 January 2022
Q4 2021
- HKMA Focuses on Directors' Outside Mandates
published 23 December 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA Guidance for Banks on Supporting Carbon Transition
published 13 December 2021 - Singapore - MAS' Financial Stability Review 2021
published 9 December 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA Regtech in Practice
published 8 December 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA's new guidance on banks sharing customer data with third parties
published 8 December 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA on Operational Continuity in Resolution
published 2 December 2021 - Singapore - Project Greenprint digital platform pilots
published 30 November 2021 - Singapore - Insurers to support cyber risk management
published 30 November 2021 - Singapore - Investment holdings data Included in SGFinDex
published 29 November 2021 - Singapore - Singapore’s National AI Programme in Finance
published 29 November 2021 - Singapore - MAS assesses economic case for retail CBDC
published 29 November 2021 - Singapore - MAS Enhances FinTech Regulatory Sandbox
published 29 November 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA measures to enhance banks' approach to dormant accounts
published 26 November 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA Interim Report on Retail Bank' Front Office Incentives
published 25 November 2021 - Singapore - World’s first digital trade financing pilot
published 25 November 2021 - Singapore - MAS and BSP Pursuing Cross-border Payment Linkages
published 25 November 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - SFC Conclusions on Bookbuilding and Placing Proposals
published 8 November 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - Setting the Standard: The SFC on Operational Resilience
published 4 November 2021 -
Singapore - MAS consults on FI-FI Information-Sharing Platform for AML/CFT
published 25 October 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA guidance on non-F2F product distribution
published 11 October 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA on SVF licensees' AML/CFT controls in prepaid card business
published 4 October 2021
Q3 2021
- Tips and Traps for Launching GBA Wealth Management Connect
published 29 September 2021 -
MAS' Keynote Speech on Green Finance
published 29 September 2021
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Project Dunbar: international settlements using multi-CBDCs
published 28 September 2021 -
MAS sets up sustainability group, appoints Chief Sustainability Officer
published 28 September 2021
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MAS and SEC Thailand welcome launch of Thailand-Singapore DR Linkage
published 28 September 2021
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Singapore’s PayNow and Malaysia’s DuitNow to Link in 2022
published 28 September 2021 -
Singapore’s PayNow and India’s UPI to Link in 2022
published 21 September 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA updates SPM's Remuneration Systems
published 10 September 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - SFC Climate-Related Measures for Fund Managers
published 31 August 2021 - Singapore - Accelerating green finance in Singapore
published 30 August 2021
- Hong Kong SAR - HKMA's 'Complaints Watch' looks at bank scams and how to combat them
published 18 August 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA sets out steps to increase new technology take-up for AML/CFT by banks and SVF licensees
published 18 August 2021 -
Singapore – MAS delivers keynote speech at Wealth Management Institute Industry Forum on the Future of Anti-Money Laundering with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
published 17 August 2021 - Hong Kong Monetary Authority Proposes Climate Risk Management Supervisory Expectations for Banks
published 28 July 2021 -
Singapore – MAS consults on proposed amendments to the Securities & Futures (Reporting of Derivatives Contracts) Regulations
published 14 July 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - LCs to comply by January 2022 with SFC expectations on operating bank accounts
published 2 July 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - Update to the SFC-Authorised ESG Funds Requirements
published 2 July 2021
Q2 2021
- Hong Kong SAR - SFC Concludes Consultation on Competency Standards for Licensed Individuals
published 30 June 2021 - Hong Kong SAR - HKMA's Tech for all - Suptech and the Tech Baseline Assessment
published 24 June 2021 - Hong Kong SAR – HKMA's Fintech 2025 Strategy
published 9 June 2021 - Hong Kong SAR – Open API Implementation: The Next Episode
published 21 May 2021 - Hong Kong SAR – HKMA on using external data in AML systems
published 5 May 2021 - Hong Kong SAR – HKMA to issue further guidance on operational resilience
published 29 April 2021 - Singapore – Changes to controls / disclosure obligations for SCF operators
published 19 April 2021
