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Trading & Investment
Korea Introduces New Rules for Online Investment Advisers
21/08/2024
Firms that offer investment advice through social media and stock trading chatrooms will be regulated as investment advisory firms.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Sanctions Former Haitian President for Drug Trafficking
21/08/2024
OFAC said Michel Joseph Martelly facilitated the trafficking of dangerous drugs, laundered illicit drug proceeds, and sponsored criminal gangs.
AI Risk & Governance
Singapore Financial Industry Bodies Sign MOU on Skills Development
21/08/2024
Seven associations including IMAS and ABS signed an MOU with IBF and NTUC to promote the adoption of Financial Sector Job Transformation Maps.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
China Issues Guidelines on Prosecutions in Financial Fraud Cases
20/08/2024
Organisations and individuals that provide a “one-stop financial fraud service” to companies or enterprises will be “severely punished”.
PEPs & Sanctions
Shanghai Chip Equipment Firm Sues for Removal from US Blacklist
20/08/2024
AMEC said it has never been involved in any military-related activities and its inclusion in the US blacklist was without legal basis.
Capital Adequacy
HKMA Consults on Revisions to Based III SPM Module
20/08/2024
The revisions take into account changes to the capital standards that were gazetted in December 2023 as part of the implementation of the Basel III final package.
Structural Regulation
Japan to Require Foreign Investment Reviews for More Industries
20/08/2024
Foreign investment in companies that produce machinery, equipment, parts, and materials used in semiconductor manufacturing will be subject to review.
Resolution & Recovery
China, US Exchange Letters of Cooperation on Financial Stability
20/08/2024
PBOC and US Treasury officials agreed to strengthen information sharing and coordinate in times of financial stress and operational resilience issues.
Market Abuse
US SEC Fines Billionaire Investor Carl Icahn for Disclosure Failures
20/08/2024
Carl Icahn failed to disclose pledges of more than half of his stock in publicly traded Icahn Enterprises for billions of dollars in personal margin loans.
Data Privacy
FSS Korea Assessing Data Protection at Naver Pay & Toss
20/08/2024
KakaoPay shared customer credit information with Alipay without consent. The FSS is assessing whether Naver Pay and Toss had similar breaches.
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