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ESG / Sustainability
JPX Releases Results of GenAI-powered TCFD Disclosure Checks
27/03/2024
GenAI enabled JPX to widen the coverage of the checks, making breakdowns by market segment, company size, and sector possible.
AML / KYC
FATF Upgrades US Rating on Beneficial Ownership Transparency
27/03/2024
The FATF cites the ongoing implementation of requirements for companies to report beneficial ownership information to FinCEN.
Sanctions
Russia Has Started Directly Supplying Oil to DPRK – Reports
27/03/2024
The shipments are reportedly using UN-designated vessels, as part of an arrangement that involves North Korea supplying arms to Russia.
Sanctions
Belgian Authorities Arrest Six Over Russian Diamond Imports
27/03/2024
The arrests, which reportedly include some Indian traders, followed the seizure of millions of euros worth of Russian diamonds last month.
Fintech / Regtech
JPXI to Launch New Trading Analysis Data Service
27/03/2024
The new service will provide four types of data on a daily basis to enable trading participants to analyse their own transactions.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US Authorities Announce Charges Against Crypto Exchange KuCoin
27/03/2024
Four KuCoin units and two founders were charged by the CFTC and DOJ for serving US clients without registering and for AML-related violations.
Securities / Derivatives
StanChart Inaugurates Investment Banking Unit in China
26/03/2024
Standard Chartered applied for the licence in 2021 and was granted approval to commence operations in December last year.
Sanctions
OFAC Unveils More Sanctions Over Iran Commodity Shipments
26/03/2024
The sanctions target a Lebanon-based financial facilitator, two vessels, and entities registered in Liberia, India, Vietnam, and Kuwait.
Enforcement
China’s Largest Brokerage Under Scrutiny for IPO Sponsor Role
26/03/2024
Citic Securities did not “directly reply” to a query from the SZSE on whether an IPO applicant it was sponsoring had overly concentrated shareholdings among a few individuals.
AML / KYC
Netherlands: Trial Against Tornado Cash Co-founder is Underway
26/03/2024
Alexey Pertsev is accused of participating in Tornado Cash’s money laundering activities. A verdict is expected six weeks after the trial concludes this week.
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