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AML / KYC
Singapore Property Agents Found Guilty of Breaching AML Rules – Report
06/10/2023
The agents failed to comply with regulations relating to obtaining, documenting and verifying the accuracy of the identifying information of the buyers.
Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions China-based Network for Fentanyl Production, Trafficking
04/10/2023
The DOJ unsealed indictments charging Chinese companies and their employees for illicit drug production, distribution, and sales of precursor chemicals.
ESG / Sustainability
Philippine SEC Consults on Revised Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
04/10/2023
Listed companies will be required to submit sustainability reports in two formats. Consultation is open until 16 October.
Market Infrastructure
HKEX Sets Launch Date for New Stock Connect Settlement Platform
04/10/2023
The settlement acceleration platform, known as HKEX Synapse, will launch on 9 October 2023 and improve post-trade efficiencies.
Enforcement
US Judge Denies SEC Permission to Appeal Ripple Ruling
04/10/2023
The July ruling found that programmatic sales of Ripple’s XRP digital token on public exchanges was not a breach of federal securities laws.
Crypto / Digital Assets
UPDATE – UBS, SBI Launch Tokenised VCC Fund Pilot in Singapore
04/10/2023
The live pilot of a tokenised money market fund was launched under a wider VCC umbrella as part of Project Guardian.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Korea: Three Securities Firms Form Digital Securities Consortium – Report
04/10/2023
The three securities firms hope to share costs and gain economies of scale to attract more issuers for STOs.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Grants Major Payments Institution Licence to Ripple
04/10/2023
Ripple received its in-principle approval from MAS just four months ago in June 2023. Singapore is the company’s Asia Pacific headquarters.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Consults on Capital Requirements for FRTB, CVA Risk
04/10/2023
New SPM modules set out the minimum standards banks will have to adopt for the calculation of their FRTB and CVA risk capital charges.
Market Infrastructure
Bursa Malaysia Extends Derivatives Partnership With CME Group
03/10/2023
Under the extension, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives contracts will continue to be hosted on CME Globex until September 2028.
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