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ESG / Sustainability
Japan FSA to Promote Earlier Issuance of Annual Reports
20/07/2024
The FSA will soon hold a market consultation on measures to encourage companies to issue annual reports early, as recommended by the ICGN.
Market Infrastructure
FMSB Drafts Standard for Sharing Standard Settlement Instructions
20/07/2024
The draft standard aims to increase the adoption of electronic solutions for sharing SSIs and address errors and inefficiencies in current processes.
Sanctions
OFAC Announces More Sanctions Targeting Houthi Funding
20/07/2024
The targets include individuals and companies based in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, and the UAE, along with five vessels.
Crypto / Digital Assets
ANNA, DTIF to Streamline Digital Asset Regulatory Reporting
19/07/2024
ANNA and DTIF will work to integrate DTIs and ISINs in KYAX’s reporting tool to simplify compliance with reporting requirements under MiCA and EMIR Refit.
Fintech / Regtech
FIA Issues Best Practices on Managing Automated Trading Risks
19/07/2024
New paper outlines practices on pre-trade risk management, exchange volatility control mechanisms, post-trade analysis and testing, among other areas.
Enforcement
Ex-Goldman, Blackstone Analyst Sentenced for Insider Trading
19/07/2024
The former analyst passed MNPI to a friend and a family member who made a combined $400,000 in illegal profits.
Sanctions
China, Russia Exploring New Ways to Address Payment Problems
19/07/2024
A Chinese official said financial institutions from the two countries are exploring the possibility of cooperating using the Mir payment system.
Securities / Derivatives
TAIFEX to Launch Micro TAIEX Futures on 29 July
19/07/2024
Micro-TAIEX Futures are being launched because the Mini-TAIEX Futures have become too expensive to trade after Taiwan’s market surge.
AML / KYC
Taiwan FSC Imposes AML Fine on Crypto Firm ACE Exchange
19/07/2024
ACE Exchange failed to verify customer identities and to set different transaction monitoring thresholds based on customer risk levels, among other violations.
AML / KYC
UK FCA Directs FIs to Review Treatment of PEPs
19/07/2024
The FCA has also issued a new consultation proposing changes to its guidance on the treatment of PEPs to ensure they are not treated unfairly.
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