Risk & Compliance news in Asia

An overview of news, trends and research in Risk & Compliance consulting in Asia:

More APAC companies are implementing whistleblowing programs A growing number of companies in Asia Pacific (APAC) are implementing whistleblower strategies, part of a larger trend in curbing unethical conduct.
25 November 2024
Invest in ethics and compliance effectiveness to build more resilience With economic and geopolitical headwinds looming large around the world, companies and organisations need to pay even more – not less – attention to their ethics and compliance efforts to ensure resi
12 April 2023
FCPA crackdown to lift cross-border investigations in Asia With the Biden administration cracking down on bribery and corruption, the number of cross-border investigations related to FCPA violations is expected to increase in the coming years.
24 April 2022
ESG increasingly part of anti-bribery and corruption programs Global consulting firm Kroll has released an update to its ‘Anti-Bribery and Corruption Benchmarking’ report.
21 December 2021
Anti-bribery and corruption measures for ESG compliance Global consulting firm Kroll has released the 2021 edition of its annual Anti-Bribery and Corruption Benchmarking Report, shedding light on the main trends and developments in the financial crime seg
16 August 2021
Nomura calls in McKinsey to learn from Archegos failings Tokyo-headquartered multibillion dollar holding firm Nomura has tapped McKinsey & Company to bolster its risk management framework – having lost nearly $3 billion to a recent collapse of family offic
15 June 2021
A year into Covid-19, financial crime continues its surge As the first full-year financial reporting season since Covid-19 comes around, Alvarez & Marsal expects fraud, regulatory breaches, disputes and data violations to be key issues for businesses across
04 February 2021
PwC named Asia's top consultancy for risk & compliance services For the second year running, PwC has been named Asia's top consultancy for risk & compliance services in the financial services sector by a leading industry publication.
04 January 2021
Remain vigilant against fraud to avoid financial ruin, say experts As businesses face heavy pressures due to the global economic downturn, companies and their stakeholders need to remain vigilant against fraud to avoid financial ruin, say experts from leading global
08 October 2020
Deloitte: The state of anti-money laundering (AML) in South Asia While more than 80% believe themselves to be compliant with anti-money laundering (AML) standards, most banks and financial institutions in South Asia find the growing complexity of the compliance la
07 September 2020
How to adapt compliance frameworks to the 'new normal' Travel restrictions and remote working brought about by Covid-19 coupled with the economic downturn create ripe opportunities for new compliance risks to form.
17 August 2020
Tricor Group makes key appointments in Malaysia following acquisition Professional services firm Tricor Group has made two senior appointments, with Veerinderjeet Singh and Ranjit Singh joining the firm in key roles in Malaysia.
26 May 2020
PwC takes home Regulation Asia consulting firm of the year award PwC has taken the consulting firm of the year title at the second Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence, with Synpulse, KPMG, and BearingPoint among the other category winners.
15 November 2019
Willis Towers Watson launch drone disruption aviation action plan Global business advisory and brokerage Willis Towers Watson has launched a drone disruption action plan to deal with the rising modern threat.
30 August 2019
Exiger appoints ex-EY director as APAC Financial Crime head Former EY managing director Joseph Quiazon has been appointed as APAC Head of Financial Crime Compliance for global specialist consultancy Exiger.
12 June 2019
Financial risk expert Tsuyoshi Oyama joins Promontory from Deloitte Japan
26 March 2019
KPMG named consulting firm of the year at Regulation Asia awards KPMG has been named as the consulting firm of the year at the inaugural Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence held in Singapore.
23 November 2018
Companies in Malaysia and Thailand lead for disclosure on ASEAN index
01 October 2018
Alvarez & Marsal examines anti-money laundering compliance in Asia In the latest issue of Alvarez & Marsel’s disputes and investigations insights series Raising the Bar, the management and consulting firm’s director of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism fin
27 July 2018
BearingPoint in Singapore to help implement tax solution for Standard Chartered Banking behemoth Standard Chartered has selected BearingPoint’s FiTAX offering as its global client tax reporting solution for QI, FATCA and AEoI/CRS reporting.
19 July 2018
'Storm GDPR' compliance an opportunity for businesses, says RSM Accounting, tax and advisory network RSM has likened the EU’s GDPR to a monster storm pounding regions across the globe, with the Asia Pacific among the locations hit.
21 June 2018
EY Vietnam Partner made Institute of Risk Management ambassador The UK-based Institute of Risk Management, a leading non-profit representative body for the international enterprise risk management sector, has named Vietnam EY Partner Saman Bandara as its global a
01 May 2018
Regulatory reforms will see doubling of assets under management in China China fund managers can expect to benefit greatly from new government regulations in the financial sector according to a new report.
10 April 2018
Deloitte posits regulatory outlook for APAC financial services sector Big Four assurance and advisory firm Deloitte has set out the leading regulatory themes that it believes will dominate this year’s financial services agenda in the Asia Pacific, with issues surroundi
16 February 2018

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