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Regulation 35

of Banking Regulations

Regulation 35

Risk management of bank

Amended byS 511/2019 wef 01/08/2019

Subregulation 1

A bank must, in a manner that is commensurate with the nature, scale and complexity of its business —

(a)

implement effective internal controls to regularly identify, measure, evaluate, monitor, report and control risks associated with the business activities of the bank;

(b)

ensure that compliance of the bank with the internal controls mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) is audited by an internal audit process of the bank;

(c)

where any officer, committee, sub‑committee or group of persons has a discretionary power to commit the bank to any financial undertaking or to expose the bank to any business risk —

(i)

establish limits on the discretionary power that are appropriate, having regard to the business activities of the bank; and

(ii)

set out the limits mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) in writing;

(d)

keep documentation sufficient to demonstrate —

(i)

compliance by the bank with the internal controls mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a); and

(ii)

compliance by each officer, committee, sub‑committee or group of persons who has a discretionary power with the limits mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c)(i).

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 511/2019 wef 01/08/2019

Any bank which contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $250,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine of $25,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.