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    Enforcement

    Global Banks Under Probe for Breaking UK Competition Law

    25/05/2023

    The CMA “provisionally” found that five global banks broke competition law in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

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    HSBC Planning Exit from Up to a Dozen Markets – Report

    25/05/2023

    It is not yet known which jurisdictions HSBC is considering exiting, but they are understood to be relatively small markets that may have underperformed.

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    AML / KYC

    MAS Bars Insurance Agent for 8 Years After Corruption Conviction

    24/05/2023

    The former AIG and Liberty insurance agent paid bribes to an Indonesian Embassy official and one other individual.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    RBA Considers Banning ‘Default’ Route on Dual Network Cards

    23/05/2023

    The RBA had set an expectation that merchants would be offered least-cost routing by end-2022, but the industry did not meet this timeline.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Australia Confirms Plans to Regulate BNPL as Credit Products

    23/05/2023

    BNPL providers will be required to hold Australian Credit Licences and comply with Responsible Lending Obligations, among other requirements.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    MAS Launches AI & Data Analytics Talent Development Programme

    23/05/2023

    MAS will work with the IBF, educational institutions and training providers to develop and co-curate training programmes to address a shortage of AIDA talent.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Singapore, Shanghai Exchanges Sign MoU to Link ETF Markets

    23/05/2023

    A similar MoU was signed between SGX and SZSE in December 2021 which has led to three cross-market ETF listings.

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    Market Infrastructure

    LCH SwapClear Completes USD LIBOR to SOFR Conversion

    23/05/2023

    In aggregate, LCH SwapClear has successfully converted approximately 600,000 USD LIBOR contracts with notional value of $45tr.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Indonesia Becomes First Asian Sovereign to Sell Blue Bond

    22/05/2023

    Indonesia sold a JPY 104.8 billion blue bond with four-tranches, less than two years after establishing a framework to do so.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    ACSI Updates Voting Policy to Promote Gender Balance on Boards

    22/05/2023

    The policy means ASX300 companies could face recommendations ‘against’ male director re-elections if women do not occupy a minimum of 30% of board seats.

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