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AML / KYC
Investors Accuse BSEC Chairman of Embezzlement, Money Laundering
24/08/2019
The chairman of Bangladesh’s securities regulator is alleged to have approved IPOs for companies that falsified their financial statements to show higher profitability.
Market Infrastructure
SFC Highlights Liquidity Risk Management Deficiencies at Funds
24/08/2019
The SFC asks fund managers to review their current policies, procedures, systems and processes and take immediate action to rectify any inadequacies or deficiencies.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Eases Requirements for FPI Registration
23/08/2019
SEBI has consolidated 57 circulars and 183 FAQs issued over the years into a single circular for FPIs, easing several requirements in the process.
ANZ New Zealand to Review Internal Financial Reporting Processes
23/08/2019
The FMA has determined that ANZ should have disclosed the sale of a luxury property to its ex-CEO’s wife at below-market prices as a related party transaction.
Securities / Derivatives
ASIC Proposes Ban on Binary Options, Restrictions on CFDs
23/08/2019
In 2018, licensed binary options and CFD issuers made about $2bn from these products, largely attributed to retail client losses, fees and costs.
SEBI to Force Borrowers to Disclose Defaults to CRAs
23/08/2019
The move follows a spate of defaults in India where credit rating agencies were blamed for being unable to flag potential credit risks.
Enforcement
SEBI Targets Insider Trading with Informant Reward Mechanism
22/08/2019
Whistleblowers will be eligible for rewards up to $139,000 and, if culpable themselves, for amnesty or settlement with SEBI.
Securities / Derivatives
SZSE ChiNext Board to Adopt Registration Based IPO System
22/08/2019
Shenzhen’s ChiNext board has begun work to prepare for adoption of a registration-based IPO system, currently in use at Shanghai’s new tech board.
ASIC to Monitor Progress to End Conflicted Remuneration
22/08/2019
ASIC will investigate the steps licensed entities are taking to end grandfathered conflicted remuneration for financial advisers and whether the benefits are passed on to clients.
Capital / Liquidity
Singapore Large Exposures Rules to Take Effect in Oct 2020
22/08/2019
MAS published a draft large exposures framework in early 2018, trying to meet the BCBS timeline for adoption in January 2019. The final rules will now take effect in October next year.
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