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    Enforcement

    Chinese Authorities Arrest Former Chairman of Everbright Group

    15/10/2023

    Li Xiaopeng was placed under investigation in April. His arrest comes days after he was expelled from the CCP.

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    Enforcement

    ASIC Wins ‘Landmark’ Case Over ANZ’s 2015 Share Placement

    15/10/2023

    The Federal Court said ANZ breached the law by failing to disclose that its underwriters took up nearly a third of its 2015 share placement.

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    Sanctions

    OFAC Issues First Sanctions for Breaches of Russia Oil Price Cap

    15/10/2023

    A new advisory was also released offering recommendations to the maritime industry and related sectors to enhance compliance with the price caps.

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    Korea FSS to Continue ‘High-intensity Supervision’ of Banks

    15/10/2023

    The FSS shared the results of self-inspections by banks to assess their internal controls for preventing embezzlement and other ‘financial accidents’.

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    Market Infrastructure

    ESMA Proposes Fee Changes for Tier 1 Third Country CCPs

    15/10/2023

    Tier 1 third-country CCPs would be allocated annual fees via a weighting factor which depends on global turnover.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    LME, SHFE to Collaborate on Product Innovation

    13/10/2023

    The exchanges will work together in product innovation to betterThe exchanges will work together to “better serve international participants in risk management and price discovery”. serve international participants in risk management and price discovery.

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    Enforcement

    UK FCA Seeks to Fine & Ban Former CEO of Barclays

    13/10/2023

    The FCA said James Staley “recklessly approved” a letter to the FCA containing misleading statements about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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    AML / KYC

    Bank of Baroda Ordered to Halt Mobile App Onboarding

    13/10/2023

    The action comes after it was reported in July that some bank employees onboarded fake customers to meet sign-up targets.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Japan Consortium to Launch Digital Currency in July 2024

    13/10/2023

    A consortium of Japanese firms plans to launch the DCJPY, a digital currency backed by JPY bank deposits, by July 2024.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Australia to Regulate Digital Payment Providers

    12/10/2023

    The RBA will regulate new and emerging payments systems the same way as credit cards, EFTPOS and other transactions.

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