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PEPs & Sanctions
UK Sanctions Indian Firm, Six Russian Banks in New Crackdown
11/08/2026
The sanctions package targets Mumbai-based Frion Ship Management, six Russian financial institutions, and Russia's energy and shipping sectors.

Supervision & Enforcement
Indonesia Proposes Central Agency for Seized Criminal Assets
11/08/2026
Lawmakers are reviewing a plan to create an independent body to manage confiscated assets, aiming to improve oversight and support a new forfeiture bill.

Structural Regulation
Korea Proposes Easing 5% Rule to Boost Shareholder Activism
11/08/2026
The proposed changes to the Capital Markets Act aim to remove disclosure burdens for stewardship activities but have raised concerns over corporate takeover defences.

Anti-Money Laundering
Bangladesh Drafts Revised Policy to Formalise Gold Sector
11/08/2026
The government is seeking to increase legal trade, boost exports and improve revenue collection by bringing the largely informal industry under a regulatory framework.

Anti-Money Laundering
Vietnam National Assembly Debates Major Financial Law Overhaul
11/08/2026
The amendments aim to introduce a framework for virtual assets, strengthen beneficial ownership rules, and foster capital market development.

Custody & Infrastructure
OMFIF Taps CSDs, Regulators to Define Blockchain Rules
11/08/2026
The group, including Euroclear, Clearstream, the FCA and VARA, will develop policy recommendations for using blockchain in regulated financial markets.

Supervision & Enforcement
Australia Jails Former Director for Misusing Client Funds, Misleading ASIC
11/08/2026
A former director of a collapsed Australian OTC derivatives broker will serve 23 months in prison for dishonesty offences that undermined market integrity.

Anti-Money Laundering
Hong Kong Police Bust Triad-Linked Loan Shark Syndicate
11/08/2026
A large-scale operation has led to 25 arrests and the freezing of millions in assets connected to a ring charging exorbitant interest rates.

Structural Regulation
Taiwan Eases Rules to Boost Cross-Selling of Trust Products
11/08/2026
The FSC has amended rules to expand the cross-selling of insurance and retirement trusts and has eased training requirements for sales staff.

Credit Risk
Thai Virtual Bank Halts Loans After Social Media Default Storm
11/08/2026
Thailand’s first virtual bank, Clicx, temporarily suspended new lending and tightened credit checks just days after its launch following a social media storm encouraging strategic defaults.
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