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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    UAE Completes First Cross-border Payment Using CBDC

    31/01/2024

    The transaction was sent to China through the “mBridge” platform, developed by the BIS Innovation Hub, HKMA, CBUAE, BOT, and PBOC.

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    Enforcement

    NYAG Sues Citi for Failing to Protect Customers from Fraud

    31/01/2024

    NYAG says Citi does not implement strong anti-fraud defences, misleads account holders about their rights, and illegally refuses to reimburse fraud victims.

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    Sanctions

    OFAC Sanctions Egypt, Turkey Nationals for Supporting ISIS

    31/01/2024

    Two Egyptian nationals created an online platform that provided instructions on donating funds to ISIS-affiliated entities.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Bank of China to Issue First Non-Capital TLAC Bonds

    31/01/2024

    Bank of China is the first Chinese D-SIB to disclose its intention to issue non-capital TLAC bonds ahead of a 2025 deadline to meet new capital rules.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BOJ to Catalogue Legal Issues for CBDC by April

    31/01/2024

    BOJ and Ministry of Finance officials held a meeting to discuss the legal issues that need to be resolved for the issuance of a CBDC.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Taiwan to Further Shorten Auction Interval for Odd Lot Trading

    31/01/2024

    The quotation interval was reduced from ten to five seconds in November 2023. The auction interval will now be reduced from one minute to five seconds.

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    Market Infrastructure

    WFE Announces 2024 Priorities For Exchange and Clearing Industry

    31/01/2024

    The WFE will focus on corporate governance, reinforcing CCPs, ESG issues, and new tech like crypto and AI.

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    Enforcement

    UK PRA Fines HSBC Over Deposit Protection Rule Breaches

    31/01/2024

    HSBC incorrectly marked eligible accounts as “ineligible” for depositor protection. The fine is the second highest ever imposed by the PRA.

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    Sanctions

    EU Announces Human Rights Sanctions Against Russians

    31/01/2024

    Russia’s internet censorship agency and its chairperson were sanctioned, along with two judges and a prosecutor.

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    Sanctions

    Australia Commences Review of Autonomous Sanctions Regime

    30/01/2024

    The review will examine how the autonomous sanctions framework could better support the government’s foreign policy objectives.

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