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    Market Infrastructure

    Korea Considers Extending Short Selling Ban to Market Makers

    13/11/2023

    The FSC will first carefully examine the impacts such a move would have on investor protection and market development.

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    Enforcement

    Former China Citic Bank President Gets Suspended Death Sentence

    13/11/2023

    A former China Merchants Bank president also pleaded guilty to bribery charges last week, and a new probe was launched into a former ICBC vice president.

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    Enforcement

    CSRC Probes Singapore Unit of Chinese PE Firm Hillhouse Capital

    13/11/2023

    The CSRC is investigating whether HHLR Management violated share transfer rules by disposing of shares in LONGi Green Energy Technology.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    CSRC Seeks Greater Standardisation in Securities, Futures Industry

    13/11/2023

    Greater standardisation will ultimately reduce overall costs to market participants in the securities and futures industry, the CSRC said.

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    Enforcement

    ASIC Fines HESTA Super Fund for “Misleading” Advertising

    13/11/2023

    HESTA performance figures used in Facebook and Instagram ads and in a webinar did not specify the period the figures related to.

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    AML / KYC

    Cambodia Receives Rating Upgrade for FATF Recommendation 7

    13/11/2023

    Cambodia’s rating was upgraded due to a law that implements targeted financial sanctions for WMD proliferation and financing.

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    Enforcement

    EU Parliament Calls for Stronger Russia Sanctions Enforcement

    13/11/2023

    Resolution urges EU to strengthen enforcement of existing sanctions while adopting new sanctions on Russian petroleum and diamonds, including refined products from India and other markets.

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    Sanctions

    Canada Sanctions News Outlets Linked to Russian Disinformation

    12/11/2023

    The nine individuals and six entities are accused of spreading information justifying Russian aggression against Ukraine, Canada’s foreign ministry said.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    APAC FIs See Cost Savings as Main Benefit of Tokenisation: Survey

    12/11/2023

    A survey of FIs conducted by SBI Digital Assets Holdings found that FIs see cutting out intermediaries as the top benefit of tokenisation.

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    AML / KYC

    US Fed Probing Morgan Stanley AML Controls – Report

    12/11/2023

    The Fed is reported to be assessing whether Morgan Stanley has sufficient controls in place to prevent wealthy foreign customers from laundering money.

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