10/08/2014

Taiwan's FSC to step up consumer rights protection

Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) is poised to remove a ceiling imposed on fines for violations of consumer rights caused by inappropriate sales of financial instruments, reports our Chinese-language sister paper China Times.

10/06/2014

Myanmar steps up institutional banking push

ANZ opened a representative office in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, last year as it expands in emerging countries that are growing faster than its home market.

10/05/2014

DBS chief warns of Basel fallout

As Asian countries roll out Basel III frameworks for their banks, the CEO of Singapore’s biggest lender has warned that the more stringent bank capital rules for the already well-capitalised local lenders may hurt economic growth in the region.

10/03/2014

Interpol opens Singapore centre to fight cyber crime

This week Japan Airlines Co Ltd became a victim, reporting up to 750,000 pieces of data about customers on its frequent flier service had been stolen as a result on malware attached to its computers.

09/30/2014

RDR lessons mounting for Asian regulators

Evidence from Europe on the effects of banning inducements for distributors offers authorities in Asia important evidence as they consider how best to protect investors.

09/29/2014

China lets foreign institutions invest more in its markets in Q3

China boosted the quotas it gives foreign institutions to invest in domestic securities by the largest amount in the third quarter since the final quarter of 2012 and regulators may also raise the limit on a parallel yuan-denominated programme.

09/29/2014

ATM hackers hit six Affin Bank outlets for RM1.3m

A total of RM1.271 million has been stolen from six automated teller machines belonging to Affin Bank Berhad and Affin Islamic Bank Berhad in Johor, Melaka and Selangor, Affin Bank said in a statement today.