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Market Infrastructure
FSB Publishes Work Programme for 2020
18/12/2019
The work programme for 2020 reflects the evolving nature of the global financial system and associated risks to financial stability, the FSB says.
Enforcement
ASIC Launches Court Proceedings Against NAB Over Service Fees
18/12/2019
NAB is alleged to have broken the law more than 12,000 times by charging customers fees for no service and issuing defective fee disclosure statements.
AML / KYC
US SEC Settles FCPA Charges Against Goldman’s Tim Leissner
18/12/2019
Leissner has agreed to be permanently barred from the securities industry for violating antibribery, internal accounting controls, and books and records provisions of federal securities laws.
Capital / Liquidity
Chinese Banks Told to Further Reduce Small Business Borrowing Costs
18/12/2019
The State Council has asked banks to further lower financing costs for small and micro businesses and to increase lending to such businesses by 20% over the next year.
Securities / Derivatives
IOSCO Offers Guidance on Reducing Conflicts in Debt Capital Raising
18/12/2019
The guidance includes proposed regulatory measures to address potential conflicts of interest and associated conduct risks that could arise in the debt capital raising process.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Moderates Approach to Implementing Market Risk Framework
18/12/2019
The HKMA says it will finalise Hong Kong’s timeline when there is more clarity on the implementation status in other major jurisdictions.
ASIC Urges More Progress to Improve Insurance in Superannuation
18/12/2019
ASIC has observed improvements by a “significant number of trustees” as a result of the industry’s implementation of the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice.
Fintech / Regtech
Cryptoasset Risk in Misalignment with Investor Profiles: OECD
18/12/2019
New OECD research has found a strong likelihood of misalignment between the risk profiles of some financial consumers and the riskiness of cryptoassets.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Restricts FPI Service Provisioning by Local Asset Managers
18/12/2019
Asset management companies can provide management and advisory services to “appropriately regulated entities” such as pension funds, insurance companies, banks and mutual funds.
Market Infrastructure
Taiwan to Boost Competitiveness as Financial Centre
18/12/2019
Taiwan will relax its rules on financial products, expanding its OBU business, and boost the resilience and innovativeness of Taiwanese financial institutions.
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