Cryptocurrency

Nasdaq Launches Options Trading on BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF

20/11/2024

On the first day of trading, the options contract saw a record-breaking $1.9bn in notional exposure and drove Bitcoin to an all-time high.

PEPs & Sanctions

US Agencies Probe AML Policies and Systems at Citi – Reports

20/11/2024

The probe centres on Citigroup’s work for Heritage Trust, which holds assets owned by a sanctioned Russian billionaire.

Structural Regulation

CSRC to Launch New Round of Market Reforms

20/11/2024

Top CSRC officials said at the HKEX Connect Summit that a better environment will be created for international investors.

PEPs & Sanctions

OFAC Sanctions Israeli Group Over West Bank Violence

20/11/2024

Amana is the largest entity targeted with US sanctions for violence in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers.

Cloud & Infrastructure

RBI to Launch Public Cloud for Financial Services Industry

19/11/2024

The RBI programme will use only local IT firms to offer cloud data storage to financial firms at affordable prices.

PEPs & Sanctions

Australian Court Upholds Sanctions Ruling in Alumina Dispute

18/11/2024

The judgment suggests that a sanctioned person can have a shareholding of far less than 50% in a company for it to be considered sanctioned.

PEPs & Sanctions

OFAC Targets Syrian Group Funding Iran’s Quds Force, Houthis

18/11/2024

OFAC sanctions target 13 vessels and companies in Lebanon, Panama, Iran, and the Marshall Islands that own or manage the vessels.

PEPs & Sanctions

OFAC Penalises MetLife Subsidiary for Violating Iran Sanctions

18/11/2024

The insurer issued group medical and life insurance policies, collected premiums, and paid claims to schools and entities in the UAE and owned by Iran’s government.

PEPs & Sanctions

EU Parliament Calls for Tougher Sanctions on Russian ‘Ghost Fleet’

18/11/2024

The sanctions will target “all individual vessels as well as their owners, operators, managers, accounts, banks and insurance companies”.