On Wednesday, 31 January 2018, we hosted our annual webinar "Key Regulatory Trends in Asia-Pacific for 2018".  This webinar coincides with the launch of  'The 2018 State of Regulatory Reform' Report and Niall Coburn's 'Top Regulatory Insights for Asia-Pacific in 2018' paper.

 

Speakers:

Niall CoburnSenior Regulatory Intelligence Expert | Regulatory Intelligence

Nathan Lynch APAC Regional Bureau Chief, Financial Crime and Risk | Regulatory Intelligence

Kelly-Ann McHugh APAC Head of Regulatory Intelligence & Enterprise Risk | Thomson Reuters

The Asia-Pacific region's financial intelligence agencies recently met up in Kuala Lumpur to tackle the complex and evolving CTF landscape. The backdrop to the four-day CTF Summit was the spread of ISIS-linked extremists across the region. The five-month siege in Marawi has acted as a  call-to-arms for all ASEAN countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand. The Summit heard that FIUs would have to become far more tech-savvy and interlinked to detect terrorism financing and to pre-empt national security threats.

 

Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence sat down with Dr John Moss, head of intelligence at AUSTRAC, to discuss the threats and opportunities facing FIUs and the broader AML/CTF community.

For a year now the world's 20 largest swaps dealers have had to meet new regulatory margin requirements for their non-cleared trades. These rules were expanded to cover the vast majority of market participants — the so-called "phase two" derivatives users — on September 1, 2017. But many swaps dealers are still struggling with the reforms – most notably with the new variation margin (or VM) requirements for non-centrally-cleared derivatives.

Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence recently caught up with Ted Leveroni, the chief commercial officer for DTCC-Euroclear Global Collateral based in in Boston, to discuss the next steps for the OTC derivatives sector.

This week on the Risk Report, Nathan Lynch speaks with Alex Robson, global managing editor of Regulatory Intelligence at Thomson Reuters. The discussion covers the latest developments in risk and financial crime compliance across the Asia-Pacific and Europe. Topics include Australia's creation of a new "home affairs" domestic intelligence ministry, the overhaul of foreign trust regulation and a new global regime for financial benchmarks.For more information about Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and how to subscribe, visit risk.tr.com.

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This week on the Risk Report, Nathan Lynch speaks with Will Fitzgibbon, of the ICIJ, about his insider's perspective on the Panama Papers. Have the Mossack Fonseca leaks blown over and led to very little meaningful change? Or have they been a game changer in the fight against money laundering, tax evasion, illegal arms sales and other serious financial crimes?

For more information about Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and how to subscribe, visit risk.tr.com.

During the Thomson Reuters MiFID II Implementation Summit 2017, our guest speaker Alex McDonald, CEO of WMBA shares advice with the lead up to the MiFID II launch and the aspects of implementation that are considered most challenging. He also shares insights on the workflows and process that firms should be prioritizing for MiFID II implementation and the benefits his organization expect to gain from MiFID II compliance.

Thomson Reuters has the expertise to ensure you meet your MiFID II obligations - for more information, and to contact an expert visit mifidii.com.

During the Thomson Reuters MiFID II Implementation Summit 2017, our guest speaker Nick Philpott, Director in E-Commerce at Standard Chartered Bank shares advice with the lead up to the MiFID II launch and the aspects of implementation that are considered most challenging. He also shares insights on the workflows and process that firms should be prioritizing for MiFID II implementation and the benefits his organization expect to gain from MiFID II compliance.

Thomson Reuters has the expertise to ensure you meet your MiFID II obligations - for more information, and to contact an expert visit mifidii.com.

Reuters Editor-at-Large, Axel Threlfall interviews Wayne Johnson, CEO & Co-Founder, Encompass during the Thomson Reuters Risk and Regulation Summit 2017. Listen to the podcast to hear Wayne's views on partnering with Thomson Reuters, the importance of trusted information, and the opportunity regulation brings to innovation.

Reuters Editor-at-Large, Axel Threlfall interviews Nirvana Farhadi, Global Head of Financial Services RegTech, Risk & Regulatory Compliance Affairs, Hitachi during the Thomson Reuters Risk and Regulation Summit 2017. Listen to the podcast to hear Nirvana's views on regulation encouraging innovation, insights into what has been game-changing from a technology perspective and how RegTech can help to reduce cost and resourcing burdens in financial services.

Reuters Editor-at-Large, Axel Threlfall interviews Edward O'Callaghan, Partner, Clifford Chance during the Thomson Reuters Risk and Regulation Summit 2017. Listen to the podcast to hear Edward's views on the buildup of risk and compliance policies, regulation and the relationship that has with innovation, insights into successfully creating a company culture of compliance and his opinions on deregulation.