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Enforcement
UBS Settles Credit Suisse Liability in Mozambique Bribery Case
03/10/2023
The settlement terms have not been made public, but reports say UBS will forgive part of a loan Credit Suisse made to Mozambique in 2013.
Capital / Liquidity
MAS Proposes Recovery & Resolution Planning Requirements for Insurers
03/10/2023
MAS plans to issue a new notice setting out requirements for insurers to prepare and test recovery plans, and enhance its resolution powers for the insurance sector.
Fintech / Regtech
Malaysia to End Fee Waiver on QR Payments to Merchants
02/10/2023
Public Bank, Maybank, CIMB, and TNG Digital said they will not impose the merchant transaction fee for the time being.
Capital / Liquidity
BOE Plans to Create Permanent Lending Facility for Non-bank FIs
02/10/2023
BOE executive director Andrew Hauser said there was an urgent need to fill gaps in the central bank’s liquidity toolkit.
Market Infrastructure
RBA Publishes Conclusions on Measures to Enhance Debit Card Market
02/10/2023
The RBA will not prohibit banks from setting a default routing network on dual-network cards, but said it expects faster progress on enabling least-cost routing.
Capital / Liquidity
NZ FMA Updates Liquidity Risk Management Guidance for Funds
02/10/2023
The proposed guidance makes clear that effective liquidity risk management is a legal obligation of MIS managers and supervisors.
AMRO Launches ASEAN+3 Finance Think Tank Network
02/10/2023
The network will serve as a platform to foster cooperation and research toward regional macroeconomic and financial resilience and stability.
Fintech / Regtech
ECB Outlines How It Uses AI Tech for Central Banking
01/10/2023
The ECB is using AI to automate data collection and analyse text documents, and exploring the use of large language models for multiple use cases.
AML / KYC
Open Ownership Integrates LEI Into Beneficial Ownership Datasets
01/10/2023
LEIs are now embedded into Open Ownership data records, which GLEIF says will allow easier identification of corporate beneficial owners and controllers.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SFC Publishes Names of VATP Licence Applicants
01/10/2023
Four VATP operators have submitted licence applications to the SFC. Six entities are listed as ‘suspicious VATPs’.
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