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Market Infrastructure
HKEX Confirms Plans to Reduce Tick Sizes in Securities Market
18/12/2024
HKEX will proceed with its proposal to reduce minimum spreads of equities, REITs, and equity warrants in two phases.
Securities / Derivatives
FCA Proposes Rules for New Stock Market for Private Companies
18/12/2024
PISCES will allow private and other unquoted UK and overseas companies to trade their securities during intermittent trading windows.
Sanctions
UK Imposes Sanctions on 20 More Russian Shadow Fleet Vessels
18/12/2024
Shadow fleet ships are left “idling uselessly outside ports, which is costing Putin and his war effort millions in wasted funds,” the UK said.
Securities / Derivatives
GFEX Set to Launch New Polysilicon Futures, Options Contracts
18/12/2024
The new contracts are expected to help address rising price volatility and provide a key risk management tool for China’s solar supply chain.
Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions 20 Targets Linked to Global Drug Trafficking
18/12/2024
The sanctions targets, located across seven countries, include Australian David Thackray and New Zealander Ho Kai Leung.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Ripple Launches USD Stablecoin on Global Crypto Exchanges
18/12/2024
RLUSD is backed by USD deposits, US treasuries and cash equivalents. Third-party attestations of the reserve assets will be published monthly.
Sanctions
US Issues New Sanctions Targeting Military Support to DPRK
17/12/2024
The sanctions targets include banks, financial representatives, generals, officials and foreign trade companies involved in Russia-DPRK oil trade.
Sanctions
EU Announces First Sanctions Under New ‘Hybrid Threats’ Regime
17/12/2024
The sanctions are in response to “Russia’s malicious actions and its lack of respect for a rules-based international order and international law”.
Sanctions
EU Council Adopts 15th Sanctions Package Against Russia
17/12/2024
The package targets 52 ‘shadow fleet’ vessels and for the first time adds Chinese entities and individuals to the EU sanctions register.
Capital / Liquidity
Korea Amends Rules for on Investors’ Foreign Currency Deposits
17/12/2024
The regulatory amendment increases the proportion of investors’ USD and JPY funds that securities firms have to deposit with the KSFC.
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