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Market Infrastructure
China Formally Shifts Some PBOC Responsibilities to NFRA
17/10/2023
The PBOC will no longer be responsible for financial consumer protection and supervision of financial holding companies.
Fintech / Regtech
US, Singapore to Deepen Collaboration on Responsible AI Innovation
17/10/2023
The US and Singapore completed a joint mapping exercise to make their AI governance frameworks interoperable.
Securities / Derivatives
China: First Insurance AMCs Allowed to Pilot Listed ABS Products
17/10/2023
Five insurance AMCs will be allowed to pilot the issuance of ABS and REIT products and list them on the SSE and SZSE.
ESG / Sustainability
Lessons on Green Banking from Crédit Agricole CIB
16/10/2023
New paper shares practices adopted by Crédit Agricole CIB to set up its green development strategy and integrating climate and sustainability into core banking.
Enforcement
MAS Issues Prohibition Orders Against Two Former Insurance Agents
16/10/2023
The former insurance representatives submitted a claim for a leg injury despite knowing it occurred before the insurance policy application.
Securities / Derivatives
Singapore, Shanghai to Collaborate on Asset Management
16/10/2023
IMAS and the Asset Management Association of Shanghai will collaborate to advance the development of their asset management industries.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Grants Major Payments Institution Licence to Upbit
16/10/2023
Upbit is South Korea’s largest crypto exchange. The group also has regulated digital asset exchanges in Indonesia and Thailand.
Crypto / Digital Assets
G20 Leaders Adopt IMF-FSB Roadmap on Crypto Assets
16/10/2023
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors called for “swift and coordinated implementation” of the roadmap.
AML / KYC
Germany’s FIU Head Resigns Over Hidden SAR Backlog – Report
16/10/2023
The government has acknowledged that the FIU did not disclose a backlog of over 100,000 unprocessed suspicious activity reports to the FATF during its last evaluation.
Singapore Data Centre Issue Causes DBS, Citibank Disruptions
16/10/2023
The Saturday disruption was caused by an issue at an Equinix data centre that is used by multiple organisations.
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