Editors
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Fintech / Regtech
UK Sets Out Proposed Approach to Digital Securities Sandbox
04/04/2024
The sandbox will allow experimentation with DLT and “may lead to a new permanent regulatory regime for securities settlement”.
ESG / Sustainability
New Zealand to Relax Rules for Green Bond Issuance
04/04/2024
The proposed class exemption would make it easier for listed companies to bring green, social, sustainable, and sustainability-linked bonds to market.
Sanctions
OFAC Removes Former VTB Bank Subsidiary from Sanctions List
04/04/2024
German authorities took control of VTB’s European subsidiary in 2022. The Russian parent was unable to exercise its rights due to sanctions.
Sanctions
More of Central Asia Stops Accepting Russian Mir Cards
04/04/2024
Kyrgyzstan’s national payments operator, and banks in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, have stopped accepting Mir cards due to sanctions concerns.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Indonesia’s Crypto Approval Process Will Require Sandbox Testing
04/04/2024
The requirement for crypto firms to be evaluated in a regulatory sandbox prior to authorisation is intended to ensure consumers are protected.
Enforcement
China NFRA Issues New Administrative Punishment Framework
04/04/2024
The framework seeks to ensure punishments are strict and achieve deterrence effects, but also fair, reasonable, and commensurate with rule violations.
Securities / Derivatives
Vietnam Working to Boost Foreign Participation in Stock Market
04/04/2024
The SCC is looking to eliminate the pre-trade 100% margin requirement for foreign investors, expand foreign ownership limits, and mandate English disclosures.
BSP Proposes New Consumer Protection Supervisory Framework
03/04/2024
The framework sets out how the BSP will assess the risks an FI poses to consumers so that supervision can be more risk-based and calibrated.
Enforcement
Korea Probe Targets KRX, Brokers Over Suspected IPO Fraud
03/04/2024
The FSS conducted a search and seizure operation at NH Investment & Securities, Korea Investment & Securities and KRX last month.
Sanctions
US Lawmakers Propose Four New Anti-China Bills
03/04/2024
One bill would prevent index funds from investing in Chinese companies. Another would require listed companies to disclose their “China risks”.
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