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    Enforcement

    Singapore Passes Bill to Give MAS Greater Investigative Powers

    08/03/2024

    The Bill enhances MAS’ evidence-gathering powers and facilitates greater inter-agency coordination for all parts of the financial sector.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Korea to Launch Carbon-linked ETNs for Retail Investors

    08/03/2024

    Korea’s Ministry of Environment, KRX and local securities firms are working to launch ETNs linked to carbon allowances by August this year.

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    AML / KYC

    Singapore Police, Banks Deploy RPA Technology to Combat Scams

    08/03/2024

    Over two months, the tech was used to send more than 15,000 SMSes to potential victims alerting them to the deceptive schemes they were entrenched in.

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    Enforcement

    Three Charged in Singapore Over Links to Billion-dollar Nickel Fraud

    08/03/2024

    The former CEO and two directors of Envysion Wealth Management have been charged over poor risk management and failure to mitigate conflicts of interest.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    US SEC Enhances Disclosures on Order Execution Quality

    08/03/2024

    The amendments for the first time enable customers of larger broker-dealers to gain access to direct information about aggregate execution quality.

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    AML / KYC

    UK Companies House Probes Erroneous Filings in Corporate Register

    08/03/2024

    Companies House this week gained new powers that allow it greater powers to query information and request supporting evidence.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Taiwan FSC to Allow Insurers to Issue Capital Bonds Overseas

    07/03/2024

    Cathay Life Insurance has already announced it will establish an SPV in Singapore to issue bonds, which would make it the first to take advantage of the revision.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Non-Banks Can Apply for ESAS Access at Year-End: RBNZ

    07/03/2024

    The RBNZ said its final ESAS access policy will balance its initial risk-based approach against the innovation and competition benefits the access will bring.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    HKMA Commences wCBDC Project to Drive Tokenisation

    07/03/2024

    Project Ensemble could help to forge new financial market infrastructure that can bridge tokenised assets and money in transactions, the HKMA said.

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    Sanctions

    EU to Sanction 35 Individuals Over Death of Alexei Navalny

    07/03/2024

    The EU’s sanctions will target the most number of individuals over Navalny’s death compared to those of its allies Australia, Canada, the UK and US.

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