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Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Addresses Concerns Over New Delisting Rules
17/04/2024
Chinese small-cap stocks sold off for two days after the CSRC announced new delisting rules and dividend requirements for listed companies.
Capital / Liquidity
China’s Ability to Support Big Six Banks is ‘Constrained’: Fitch
17/04/2024
The large size of China’s banking sector and the number of D-SIBs constrain the government’s ability to support the sector, Fitch Ratings said.
AML / KYC
GLEIF Announces First European-based vLEI Issuer
17/04/2024
The vLEI is the cryptographically secure digital counterpart of a conventional LEI that can be used to automate business process.
Sanctions
Copper Being Disguised as Scrap for Russia-China Trade – Report
16/04/2024
Chinese firms are using this mechanism to benefit from lower tax and to make it more difficult to trace the copper to its Russian origin.
Securities / Derivatives
BNP Paribas Wins Approval for Securities Unit in China
16/04/2024
The approval comes three years after the application. The new wholly-owned securities unit will be established in Shanghai.
Enforcement
SFC Orders Trading Suspension of Listed Fruit Products Seller
16/04/2024
The company was earlier ordered to reconstitute its board of directors and engage an independent manager over more than $60m in missing funds.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Three Crypto Firms Enter Into Liquidation in Australia
16/04/2024
A$55mn worth of assets belonging to a crypto fund operator have been frozen by court order, after investors became concerned about the fund’s management.
Enforcement
ASIC Commences Proceedings Against Blockchain Mining Companies
16/04/2024
The companies, without an AFS licence, encouraged investors to set up self-managed superannuation funds to then invest in blockchain mining packages and crypto.
Sanctions
US and Canada Sanction Belarus-linked Individuals and Entities
16/04/2024
The US sanctions target revenue-generating SOEs and others involved in a global arms network. Canada’s sanctions are human rights-related.
Fintech / Regtech
Four Bidders Seeking to Become Korea’s Fourth Digital Bank
16/04/2024
Four bidders are seeking to secure the licence, after the FSC relaxed its rules in July to allow more players to enter the market.
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