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Market Data & Technology
Tokyo Bourse Now Requires Earnings Reports in HTML Format
23/07/2024
The TSE has been testing the use of HTML format for disclosures by listed companies since December 2021. HTML submission is now mandatory.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Philippines Enacts Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act
22/07/2024
The law institutionalises penalties for social engineering-related crimes and online scams, including the use of mule accounts.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Issues Guidance on Extended Statute of Limitations
22/07/2024
OFAC plans to extend record-keeping requirements from five to ten years, to match the new statute of limitations period.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Korea FSS Punishes Brokerage Firm for Mis-selling PE Funds
22/07/2024
Shinyoung Securities failed to properly explain the investment risks to customers when selling Lime and Discovery private equity funds.
KYC & CDD
Philippine SEC Launches New Digital Services Platform
22/07/2024
The eSECURE platform will serve as a user’s digital passport to the different online services provided by the SEC.
Market Data & Technology
China Publishes New Rules for Commodity Price Indexes
22/07/2024
The rules specify the requirements for entities that compile and publish price indexes including disclosure, naming and internal control requirements.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
MUFG Pledges to Prevent Recurrence of ‘Firewall’ Breaches
22/07/2024
MUFG will cut the pay of several top executives and has pledged to implement specific improvement measures to prevent any recurrence.
PEPs & Sanctions
UK Imposes Sanctions on 11 Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessels
21/07/2024
The measures are part of a joint “Call to Action” with European countries to disrupt the ‘shadow fleet’ of vessels Russia uses to circumvent oil sanctions.
Anti-Money Laundering
FATF Upgrades New Zealand on Five Recommendations
21/07/2024
Revised AML/CFT regulations adopted in June 2023 addressed most deficiencies in recommendations 14, 16, 18, 22 and 23.
Structural Regulation
Visa Suspected of Violating Japan’s Antimonopoly Act – Reports
21/07/2024
The FTC is probing Visa’s local unit and plans to explore whether its US headquarters and Singapore unit played a role in the suspected violations.
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