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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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