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Anti-Money Laundering
Vietnam: SBV to Establish New Anti-Money Laundering Department
12/11/2024
The new department is part of amendments to the functions, missions, authority and organisational structure of the State Bank of Vietnam.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Asian FinTech Associations Sign MoU on Anti-fraud Collaboration
12/11/2024
14 Asian FinTech associations signed an MoU last week at an event hosted in Taiwan to enhance collaborations in anti-fraud.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Korea Introducing New Disclosure Rules to Prevent Embezzlement
12/11/2024
Listed companies and large unlisted companies will have to make annual disclosures on the control measures they use to prevent and detect misappropriation of funds.

Market Abuse
Citi, Barclays Facing Penalties in Korea for Illegal Short Selling
12/11/2024
According to local reports, the penalties could reach $14.3mn for Citi and $50mn for Barclays, breaking previous records.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Nomura Asked to Probe Attempted Murder Case Involving Ex-Employee
12/11/2024
The FSA has asked Nomura to review the incident and analyse its root cause and background, and come up with solutions.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Australia: Parliamentary Inquiry Into Big Four Audit Firms Concludes
12/11/2024
The inquiry identified recommendations to enhance governance, transparency, and accountability within the big four firms.

Structural Regulation
RBI Expands Trade Reporting Requirements to Include FX Spot Deals
12/11/2024
The new reporting requirements are aimed at ensuring the RBI has a more complete view of the FX market for monitoring and regulatory purposes.

Structural Regulation
BIS Announces Pablo Hernández de Cos as Next General Manager
12/11/2024
Pablo Hernández de Cos, the former Governor of the Bank of Spain, will take over from Agustín Carstens starting 1 July 2025.

Emerging Prudential Risks
Levies for NZ’s Depositor Compensation Scheme to be ‘Risk-based’
12/11/2024
New Zealand’s four largest banks will pay about three-quarters of the total levies collected to fund the Depositor Compensation Scheme.

Trading & Investment
Taiwan FSC to Relax Rule on Discretionary Investment Accounts
12/11/2024
The proposed amendment removes a rule that limits the discretionary investment services that local investment firms can provide.
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