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    Market Infrastructure

    AFMA Calls For Speedy Passage of OBU Legislation

    01/09/2021

    Delays in passing legislation to reform the Offshore Banking Unit regime could harm Australia and undermine how it is perceived by foreign investors.

    Fintech / Regtech

    RBI Halts Plan to Allow New Umbrella Entities in Retail Payments

    01/09/2021

    The decision is reportedly based on data security concerns following recent breaches at payment firms and non-compliance by global payment giants with India’s data localisation rules.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Bangladesh Bank Extends Policy on Loan Classification Leniency

    01/09/2021

    Borrowers will not be considered in default if they repay 25 percent of their loan instalments until December this year.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC to Eliminate “Fake” Private Equity, Venture Capital Funds

    01/09/2021

    CSRC chairman Yi Huiman said “fake” private equity funds that are sold to the general public instead of targeted investors will be eliminated.

    Securities / Derivatives

    ICE Futures Singapore to Launch Micro US, Europe Index Futures

    01/09/2021

    The Micro MSCI USA and Micro MSCI Europe Index futures contracts will begin trading on ICE Futures Singapore from 11 October 2021.

    ESG / Sustainability

    LSEG Launches Sustainable Finance Innovation Unit in Singapore

    01/09/2021

    The new unit is supported by MAS and will focus on creating sustainable finance capabilities across Singapore’s fintech ecosystem.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HKMA, SFC to Develop Concentration Risk Alerting System – Report

    01/09/2021

    The new system is intended to detect excessive risk-taking by banks and investment funds to guard against an Archegos style collapse.

    AML / KYC

    OFAC Fines Bank of China UK for Sudan Sanctions Breach

    01/09/2021

    BOC UK’s internal customer database did not include reference to Sudan in the name or address fields of two customers despite knowledge of their location.

    Securities / Derivatives

    BlackRock Launches First Retail Fund Through New China Unit

    01/09/2021

    The fund will be distributed by three Chinese lenders. BlackRock plans to roll out passively-managed funds in China in the future as well.

    AML / KYC

    New Zealand Court Penalises TBS Bank for AML Breaches

    31/08/2021

    The court action against TSB Bank was the first civil proceedings brought by the RBNZ under the AML/CFT Act.

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