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Market Abuse
ASIC Launching Dedicated Criminal Investigation Team
30/07/2024
The team will help speed up insider trading investigations and increase the number of cases that are referred for prosecution.
CBDCs
HKMA Opens Tender for Services to Support CBDC Sandboxes
30/07/2024
Hosting and supporting services would have to support up to 25 participants in the Project Ensemble and e-HKD sandboxes.
Structural Regulation
UK FCA Proposes Reforms to Strengthen Capital Markets
30/07/2024
The FCA also finalised rules allowing the ‘bundling’ of payments for investment research and trade execution.
KYC & CDD
France Restricts Access to Beneficial Ownership Register
29/07/2024
Competent authorities, professionals subject to AML/CFT obligations, and certain other individuals and entities will still be able to access the data.
Anti-Money Laundering
UK Launches Data Sharing Project to Tackle Organised Crime
29/07/2024
Seven UK banks will share information on customers with the NCA if certain markers of potential criminal behaviour are met.
Stablecoins
Swiss FINMA Publishes New Guidance on Stablecoins
29/07/2024
The guidance sets out new rules on deposit guarantees, which stablecoin issuers can obtain from banks instead of obtaining their own banking licences.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Paris Court Orders Crédit Lyonnais to Compensate Scam Victim
28/07/2024
Crédit Lyonnais, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole, was ordered to pay compensation to a customer who was scammed with fraudulent invoices.
Market Abuse
FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on Pre-Hedging Practices
28/07/2024
The Spotlight Review offers case studies to provide practical guidance and highlight the nuanced application of pre-hedging principles across different context.
PEPs & Sanctions
EU Disburses First Funds Generated from Frozen Russian Assets
27/07/2024
The €1.5bn instalment will be used to support Ukraine, in line with an EU-wide agreement on how profits generated from frozen Russian central bank assets can be used.
Structural Regulation
UK CMA Orders HSBC to Remedy Breaches of Open Banking Rules
27/07/2024
The CMA said Lloyds, TSB and AIB also breached the open banking rules, but the breaches were less extensive and are being addressed.
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