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8 November 2017
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8 November 2017
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Welcome Remarks during the 2nd Asia Finance Forum

8 November 2017
ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management & Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono opened the 2nd Asia FInance Forum by sharing how Fintech is now shaping the digital economy. It is now revolutionizing trade finance, and providing more opportunties for markets while supporting social…

FinTech Regulation and RegTech

6 November 2017
Although FinTech has been given focused attention in the financial sector only in 2014, it actually has a long history and evolution. Seen today as the new marriage of financial services and information technology, it has contributed signficantly to financial inclusion and economic development in…

Catalyzing Green Finance: Blending and Leveraging Sovereign Finance for Financially- and Environmentally-Sustainable Infrastructure Projects

11 October 2017
The need to green all finance and not just bonds means financing of investments that provide environmental benefits in the broader context of environmentally sustainable development. ADB’s Green Finance Catalyzing Facility is an innovative financing solution for enhancing both financially-bankable…

The Role of Actuaries and Actuarial Standards in Developing Insurance and Pension Markets

5 September 2017
The actuarial profession significantly contributes to the decision-making processes within the financial services industry, in the area of social protection, and in the management of risk. Standard-setting bodies within the profession, such as the International Actuarial Association (IAA), work…

Identifying, Understanding & Assessing Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risks in Insurance

30 August 2017
Insurance Core Principle (ICP) 22 provides insurance supervisors guidelines on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. This presentation shares how ICP 22 was concretely applied in Bermuda, which hosts the third largest reinsurance market in the world. It developed its own…

Countering Insurance Fraud

29 August 2017
Countering fraud in insurance is a must. The Insurance Core Principle (ICP) 21 guides insurance supervisors in detecting and reporting fraud, as well as in contributing to or promoting anti-fraud initiatives. This presentation describes the usual types of insurance fraud risks, including cyber…

Overview of the IAIS Insurance Core Principles on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism

29 August 2017
In insurance, two entities set the standards for combating money laundering and financing of terrorism: the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF). The FATF recommends policies and preventive as well as operational…

US Experience in Combating Insurance Fraud

28 August 2017
Insurance can be vulnerable to fraud. In the United States of America (USA) alone, insurance fraud costs about US$80 to 230 billion each year. Generally, fraud risk becomes higher in times of high pressure situations. This presentation shares lessons from the USA's experience on insurance fraud and…