Enforcement

Japan: Former FSA and TSE Employees Charged for Insider Trading

01/01/2025

The former judge traded on insider information obtained through his work for the FSA. The former TSE employee fed inside information to his father.

Securities / Derivatives

JPX Launches Tool to Reduce Burden of Preparing ESG Disclosures

01/01/2025

The tool is intended to make it easier for TSE-listed companies to gather relevant information in the process of preparing sustainability disclosures.

Fintech / Regtech

Bank Indonesia Launches Three New BI-FAST Services

01/01/2025

The new services enable real-time bulk transfers, requests for payment functionality, and direct debit transfers for routine payments.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Implement Stricter Rules for SME Listings

01/01/2025

SEBI is raising the minimum investment required to subscribe to an SME IPO and introducing measures to ensure promoters retain significant shareholdings.

Sanctions

US Treasury Workstations, Documents Accessed by Hackers – Reports

01/01/2025

Treasury told lawmakers the incident has been attributed to a “China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor”

Crypto / Digital Assets

Bybit Ordered to Disable Access to Crypto Platform from Malaysia

01/01/2025

Bybit was also directed to stop circulating, publishing or sending any advertisements to Malaysian investors.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Provides Relief on Deadlines for Cybersecurity Measures

01/01/2025

SEBI said it won’t impose penalties for non-compliance for three months provided REs can demonstrate progress with implementation.

Sanctions

US Sanctions Billionaire Founder of Georgia’s Ruling Party

31/12/2024

The US said Bidzina Ivanishvili and the Georgian Dream party have “eroded democratic institutions” and “enabled human rights abuses”

AML / KYC

PNG Agencies Launch New Anti-Money Laundering Task Force

31/12/2024

The task force is described as a “crucial step” in PNG’s efforts to combat financial crime and avoid being placed on the FATF’s grey list.