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Anti-Bribery & Corruption
HK ICAC Charges Bank Employee and Two Others for Bribery
28/02/2022
A relationship manager and two representatives of secretarial services companies allegedly offered and accepted bribes to help non-domestic clients open accounts with three Hong Kong banks.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Taiwan Police, FIs to Establish Anti-Fraud Information Sharing Platform
28/02/2022
The National Police Agency and financial institutions will jointly establish a new platform that will allow real-time information exchange for use in combatting fraud.
Market Abuse
CSRC Asks Morgan Stanley to Provide Information on US Probe
28/02/2022
The CSRC has reportedly given Morgan Stanley 30 days to provide details about its role in a US investigation into its block trading practices.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
BitConnect Founder Indicted for Running Crypto Ponzi Scheme
28/02/2022
BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani and his co-conspirators obtained fraudulent gains from investors amounting to about USD 2.4 billion.
Clearing & Post-Trade
ISDA Publishes Documentation to Align Derivatives, SFT Markets
28/02/2022
The new definitional booklet and related set of provisions will enable allow firms to document derivatives and securities financing transactions under a single ISDA Master Agreement.
Market Abuse
US SEC Proposes New Rule to Increase Short Selling Transparency
28/02/2022
Institutional investment managers will have to report information relating to short positions to the SEC on a monthly basis. The data will be aggregated and made available to the public.
Cryptocurrency
JPX Acquires Stake in Mitsui-Backed Crypto Exchange
28/02/2022
JPX says the investment will help it strengthen its relationship with the issuer of ZipangCoin, a new digital currency pegged to the price of gold.
Anti-Money Laundering
BitMEX Founders Agree Settlement for US AML Violations
28/02/2022
Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo have pleaded guilty to breaching AML laws and agreed to pay a USD 10 million fine each.
Sustainable Finance
BIS Launches Green Bond Fund Dedicated to APAC Region
28/02/2022
This is the third green bond fund launched by the BIS. It will help channel central bank reserves to green projects in the Asia and Pacific region.
Liquidity Risk
RBA to Adjust Liquidity-Providing Market Operations
27/02/2022
The RBA will adjust the way it sets interest rates for repo transactions with banks and shorten the maximum tenor to four weeks.
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