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    US, Taiwan to Start Negotiating Agreement to Address Double Taxation

    01/11/2024

    Currently, Taiwanese businesses and individuals are taxed on their income by both the US and Taiwanese governments.

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    Enforcement

    South Korea Charges BNP Paribas for Naked Short Selling – Report

    01/11/2024

    BNP Paribas and Australian hedge fund Regal Funds Management have reportedly been indicted for violating Korea’s short-selling rules.

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    Enforcement

    APRA Imposes Capital Charge on Pacific International Insurance

    01/11/2024

    APRA said it found oversight and control deficiencies in the insurer’s binder holder business and risk management framework.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    PBOC Injects $70b into Banking System With New Policy Tool

    01/11/2024

    The new policy tool, launched earlier this week, allows the PBOC to inject liquidity with a longer term than the existing seven-day reverse repo.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Thailand: SEC, SET Sign MoU to Enhance Supervisory Cooperation

    31/10/2024

    The SEC and SET will collaborate on supervision, market monitoring, enforcement of laws, and issuing regulations.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    RBI Updates Requirements for CCPs on Governance Arrangements

    31/10/2024

    The new directions for CCPs increase reliance on independent directors and raise the obligations of board-level technical committees.

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    AML / KYC

    FATF Upgrades South Korea on R.8 in New Follow-up Report

    31/10/2024

    The report says Korea has addressed several deficiencies in its AML/CFT framework that will help prevent the abuse of NPOs.

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    Sanctions

    Australia Completes Review of Autonomous Sanctions Framework

    31/10/2024

    Most submissions to the review supported proposals to streamline the legal framework, improve the permit application process, and legislate a humanitarian exemption.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    HKEX to Allow Market Makers in Opening, Closing Sessions

    31/10/2024

    Market makers will be able to participate in the pre-opening and closing auction sessions for ETFs and leveraged and inverse products starting 1 November.

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    Sanctions

    UK, EU, Canada Announce New Sanctions Targeting Myanmar Military

    31/10/2024

    The sanctions target those supplying aviation fuel to Myanmar’s military in response to airstrikes against civilians, as well as scam operations in the country.

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