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Market Infrastructure
ASIC Extends Licensing Relief for Foreign Firms Ahead of New Regime
12/09/2019
The extension of licensing relief allows foreign financial services providers just over six months to decide whether they will apply for the new foreign AFS licence.
Enforcement
AFCA Clarifies How it Will Assess Legacy Complaints
12/09/2019
AFCA ombudsman Shail Singh says legacy complaints will be assessed against laws, industry practices and applicable standards in force at the time of the misconduct.
Enforcement
Japan Brokerage Sanctioned for Giving a Client Preferential Treatment
12/09/2019
A former baseball star and member of Japan’s Parliament was allowed to continue trading derivatives despite persistent margin shortfalls over about 9 months.
BSP Revises Rules to ‘Institutionalise’ Consumer Protection at Banks
11/09/2019
The BSP has revised its financial consumer protection framework to ensure banks conduct their business ethically and refrain from practices that may cause harm to consumers.
Enforcement
ASIC to Appeal Westpac Responsible Lending Case Dismissal
11/09/2019
ASIC says last month’s federal court’s ruling in favour of Westpac creates uncertainty as to what is required for a lender to comply with its loan assessment obligations.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FSC Korea Gets New Chairman, Eun Sung-soo
11/09/2019
In his inauguration speech, the new FSC chairman Eun Sung-soo vowed to act quickly if financial market volatility increases.
Enforcement
SFC Fines HSBC HK$2.1m for Phone Recording Failures
11/09/2019
Voice recording was inadvertently not enabled on some private banking service lines, resulting in over 5,800 client order instructions not being tape-recorded.
AML / KYC
AUSTRAC Order A$250,000 Fine Against Compass Global Holdings
11/09/2019
AUSTRAC says Compass Global Holdings failed to report international funds transfers between 2018 and 2019.
Securities / Derivatives
Euroclear to Establish Link with China Interbank Bond Market
10/09/2019
The link will seek to simplify the process for foreign investors accessing the China interbank bond market and bring its cross-border settlement mechanism in line with global standards.
Market Infrastructure
China to Scrap QFII, RQFII Quota Restrictions
10/09/2019
SAFE has announced it is removing its QFII and RQFII quota restrictions, as well as the country and region requirements for both schemes.
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