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Sector: Regulatory & Government

(11 June 2018 – Hong Kong) Standard Chartered has announced its plans to apply for a virtual bank licence in...

(8 June 2018 – Thailand) Thailand’s central bank is in the process of co-developing its own digital currency with the...

(6 June 2018 – UK) The UK government has cut its holding in RBS to 62.4 percent, down from 70.1...

(5 June 2018 – Australia) Commonwealth Bank of Australia has agreed to pay a record A$700 million fine over anti-money...

(4 June 2018 – Australia) The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) is expected to formally file criminal cartel charges...

(1 June 2018 – Australia) The Hayne Royal Commission has found that while banks have broken the law on numerous...

(30 May 2018 – UK) Tensions are high between the Bank of England and the Treasury as the risk of...

(30 May 2018 – New Zealand) New Zealand regulators have found no evidence of systemic problems in the sector to...

(29 May 2018 – China) The People’s Bank of China Governor has tried to cool expectations of liberalising the country’s...

(24 May 2018 – Australia) The Australian Federal Court has ruled that while Westpac engaged in unconscionable conduct in relation...