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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Taiwan FSC Orders Probe into Securities Firm Over Broker Suicide
06/09/2020
The brokerage firm is reportedly under scrutiny because a stock broker claimed in a suicide note that he was instructed to place orders for clients through a separate laptop in the office.
Credit Risk
SEBI Asks Rating Agencies Not to Classify Restructured Debt as Default
06/09/2020
Credit rating agencies are asked not to consider debt restructured as a result of Covid-19 related stress as a default event.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
CBIRC Issues Action Plan to Enhance Governance at Banks, Insurers
06/09/2020
The action plan outlines a series of targeted measures and an implementation timetable to improve corporate governance at banks and insurers.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Issues New Norms for Public Sale of Investment Funds
05/09/2020
The revisions will further improve the conduct for fund sales and strengthen internal controls at fund sales institutions, the CSRC says.
Structural Regulation
New Zealand Extends Overseas Investment Notification Requirement
04/09/2020
The notification regime allows the government to impose conditions on or block transactions that are contrary to New Zealand’s national interest.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Australia Senate Committee on Fintech, Regtech Publishes Interim Report
04/09/2020
The committee has categorised the material presented under: Covid-19 issues, tax, regulation, access to capital, skills and talent, and culture.
Trading & Investment
China Issues Draft Rules Easing Foreign Access to Bond Market
04/09/2020
The rules simplify application procedures for foreign bond investors, unify rules governing various investment channels, and optimise remittance and foreign exchange operations.
Anti-Money Laundering
SWIFT Details How Cyber Criminals Encash Stolen Funds
03/09/2020
In a new report, SWIFT and BAE Systems reveal how cyber attackers launder money and ‘cash out’ following large-scale heists.
Payments & Settlements
Amex Joint Venture Commences Card Clearing Operations in China
03/09/2020
The joint venture has launched bank card clearing services in partnership with 16 commercial banks, three mobile payment platforms, and nonbanking payment services providers.
Custody & Infrastructure
CSRC Grants Citigroup Fund Custody Licence in China
02/09/2020
Standard Chartered is the only other foreign bank to have obtained a fund custody licence in China. Citi becomes the first US bank to do so.
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