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PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Unveils New Sanctions Against Iranian Cyber Actors
24/04/2024
Two entities and four individuals were sanctioned for the roles in targeting US entities with ransomware, spear phishing and malware attacks.
Cybersecurity
G7 Nations Complete Joint Cyber Coordination Exercise
24/04/2024
The exercise assumed a large-scale cyber attack on financial market infrastructures and entities in all G7 jurisdictions
Liquidity Risk
New Zealand FMA Issues Liquidity Risk Management Guide
24/04/2024
The new guide emphasises the importance of effective liquidity risk management at “all stages of fund management”.
Trading & Investment
PBOC May Start Participating in Treasury Bond Market – Reports
24/04/2024
PBOC may start buying and selling government bonds as a way to manage financial system liquidity and monetary policy.
Payments & Settlements
PBOC Issues Draft Implementation Rules for New Payments Regulations
24/04/2024
Non-bank payment institutions will be allowed to transition to the new regulations depending on the validity of their existing licences, which can be up to five years.
PEPs & Sanctions
JPMorgan Sues Russia’s VTB Over Blocked Funds – Report
23/04/2024
JPMorgan said VTB Bank has filed a lawsuit in Russia that may enable it to seize the US bank’s assets abroad.
PEPs & Sanctions
Data is Key to Making Sanctions Work – RUSI Report
23/04/2024
Banks would be able to better identify red flags and stop illicit transactions if certain fields in SWIFT such as HS trade codes were made mandatory.
Trading & Investment
CSRC Issues New Rules on Investment Fund Fees and Disclosures
22/04/2024
The rules prohibit passive stock funds from using commissions to pay for research and lower the concentration of transaction fees that can be distributed to a single brokerage.
Structural Regulation
Shanghai to Merge Two State-owned Investment Firms – Report
22/04/2024
The merger will create a $18.2bn investment company, controlled by Shanghai’s government, to back innovation and technology startups.
Trading & Investment
NYSE Considers Introducing Round-the-clock Stock Trading
22/04/2024
NYSE is surveying the market on whether round-the-clock trading should take place only through the five-day work week or over weekends as well.
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