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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US SEC Secures $275,000 Settlement from Crypto Firm ShapeShift
07/03/2024
SEC Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda issued a joint statement expressing disagreement with the enforcement action.
Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions Two More Vessels for Supporting Houthis
07/03/2024
The sanctions also target Hong Kong-based and Marshall Islands-based companies, which own the two vessels.
Capital / Liquidity
HK Banks Stop Offering Mortgage Loans for Speculation
07/03/2024
Many banks have stopped providing mortgages for confirmor transactions, due to signs that speculative interest is reemerging in the property market.
AML / KYC
FCA Gives Firms 6 Months to Address Financial Crime Concerns
07/03/2024
The regulator found controls that haven’t kept pace with business growth, firms that aren’t properly resourced, and failures to properly assess risks.
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