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US Sanctions Chinese Officials Over Uyghur Human Rights
July 13, 2020
US persons and financial institutions are prohibited from conducting financial transactions with any of the four designated individuals.
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China
China Allows Foreign Bank Branches to Enter Fund Custody Business
July 13, 2020
Applicant banks must be of "high quality", specifically in relation to risk management, international reputation, operating performance, profitability and market share.
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Hong Kong Passes Limited Partnership Fund Bill
July 12, 2020
The limited partnership fund regime is aimed at attracting private equity, real estate, and venture capital funds to set up and operate in Hong Kong.
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HKEX Launches Master SPSA Service for Fund Managers
July 10, 2020
The new service allows pre-trade checking of China A shares for northbound Stock Connect trading at the fund manager or aggregate level.

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US Sanctions Chinese Officials Over Uyghur Human Rights
July 13, 2020
China
China Allows Foreign Bank Branches to Enter Fund Custody Business
July 13, 2020
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Passes Limited Partnership Fund Bill
July 12, 2020
Malaysia
Malaysia Revises Circuit Breaker Mechanism, Price Limits
July 12, 2020
Taiwan
Taiwan FSC Fines Chang Hwa Bank Over Client Theft
July 11, 2020
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ASIC’s Loss to Westpac is Terrible for Everyone
July 11, 2020
Japan
Japan FSA Pushes for Sustainability in Bank Business Models
July 10, 2020
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Banks ‘Must’ Pass on Reduce Rates to Borrowers: CBSL
July 10, 2020
Australia & NZ
ASIC Consults on Second Use of Product Intervention Power
July 10, 2020
China
PBOC Partners with Didi Chuxing to Test Digital Currency
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Andy Schmulow, ClarityPRC July 11, 2020
What SGX RegCo Expects of Sustainability Reporting During Covid-19
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Using Privacy Preserving Analysis to Tackle Financial Crime
July 7, 2020
Privacy enhancing technologies, or PETs, may provide a "similar or, even, identical utility" compared to analysis of the raw data in some use-cases, says an FFIS paper.
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Virtual Banks Could Shake Up Funds Industry – Report
July 3, 2020
Successful virtual banks are likely to branch out into wealth management services, robo-advisory and fund distribution, says a new Calastone paper.
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Covid-19 Liquidity Issues to Morph into Solvency Threat: BIS
July 1, 2020
Once the acute illiquidity phase of the crisis passes and insolvency problems emerge, the onus of crisis management will shift from central banks to fiscal authorities.

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Taiwan FSC Fines Chang Hwa Bank Over Client Theft
July 11, 2020
A Chang Hwa Bank consultant was found to have used over $2mn of client money to make up losses for other clients over a ten year period.
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Australia & NZ
ASIC’s Loss to Westpac is Terrible for Everyone
July 11, 2020
Despite its recent Federal Court loss, ASIC was right to appeal the dismissal of its responsible lending case against Westpac, says bank conduct specialist Dr Andy Schmulow.
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Australia & NZ
ASIC Consults on Second Use of Product Intervention Power
July 10, 2020
ASIC names BHF Solutions and its associate, Cigno, as two companies that enter into high-cost continuing credit contracts with retail customers without a credit licence.
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China
CSRC to Punish 258 Firms Illegally Financing Margin Trading
July 10, 2020
The CSRC warns that illegal lenders are offering margin loans via websites, mobile apps and social media, promising investors 10 times leverage and high profits.
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AML / KYC
New York Regulator Fines Deutsche Bank for AML Failures
July 8, 2020
Deutsche Bank has been fined $150mn for its dealings with known sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and its correspondent banking relationships with Danske Bank Estonia and FBME Bank.
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Asia-Pacific
Indonesia’s Planned Bank Regulation Reshuffle Will Take Time
July 8, 2020
President Joko Widodo's plan to return bank oversight functions to Bank Indonesia is unlikely to be an immediate fix for the ongoing Covid-19 related challenges.

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PBOC Partners with Didi Chuxing to Test Digital Currency
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The PBOC has established a partnership with ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing to test its digital currency in payments.
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AML / KYC
Revised FATF Standards ‘Clearly Apply’ to Stablecoins
July 9, 2020
Stablecoins are better placed than many virtual assets to achieve mass-adoption, which makes them vulnerable to AML/CTF risk, the FATF says.
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Denmark Introduces Mandatory Data Ethics Disclosure Rule
July 8, 2020
From 1 January 2021, large and listed Danish companies will disclose information about their data ethics policy, AI tools and algorithms in annual reports.
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FATF Highlights Progress to Adopt AML Standards for Virtual Assets
July 8, 2020
35 of 54 reporting jurisdictions have implemented the FATF Standards on virtual assets and VASPs, and progress has been made to develop technology for travel rule implementation.
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AML / KYC
S. Korea Uses AI, Big Data Analytics to Detect Tax Evasion
July 7, 2020
A new AI-based big data analytics system will be used by the National Tax Service to detect cases of tax evasion using borrowed-name accounts.
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China Progresses Development of Data Security Law
July 7, 2020
The draft law says the government will protect the rights of individuals and organisations over the use of their data.

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