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Securities / Derivatives
Hong Kong Lists First Company via De-SPAC Transaction
03/11/2024
HK Acquisition Corp completed a merger with e-commerce solutions provider Synagistics, making it the first de-SPAC transaction completed in Hong Kong.
Sanctions
BIS Announces Decision to Exit mBridge CBDC Project
03/11/2024
Agustín Carstens said BIS is not leaving mBridge because of political considerations but instead because it is “at a level where the partners can carry it on by themselves.”
Sanctions
OFAC Issues New Sanctions Compliance Guidance for Maritime Industry
03/11/2024
The guidance describes five scenarios indicative of sanctions evasion and offers recommendations for maritime sector stakeholders.
Enforcement
Google’s Russia Fines Have Grown to Over $20 Decillion
02/11/2024
A Russian court imposed a daily penalty that had been doubling weekly against Google for blocking the YouTube accounts of Russian broadcasters.
Enforcement
CSRC Penalises CICC Over Sponsor Due Diligence Failures
02/11/2024
CICC was fined for failure to perform due diligence as the IPO sponsor of S2C Limited, which was found to have inflated its financial results.
Enforcement
Former Dealer Jailed for Manipulating Singapore-listed Stocks
02/11/2024
The former dealer spoof the market 215 times between August 2020 and March 2021, resulting in over SGD 250,000 in illicit gains.
Enforcement
FSS Probing Mirae Asset Securities in Korea Zinc Case
02/11/2024
Mirae was involved in Korea Zinc’s recent share buyback and is also the underwriter of rights issue that was announced shortly afterwards.
OJK Issues New Regulation on Bank Financial Reporting
01/11/2024
Banks have 3 months to implement financial reporting controls and 6 months to assign responsibility for preventing fraud or manipulation in financial reports.
US Publishes First Ever National Strategy on Financial Inclusion
01/11/2024
The strategy calls on FIs to help consumers open transaction accounts, expand credit access for underserved communities, and help consumers build retirement savings.
Sanctions
US Targets Almost 400 Entities in Latest Russia Sanctions Package
01/11/2024
The action targets individuals and entities across 17 jurisdictions, including India, China, Switzerland, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and the UK.
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