Market Infrastructure

Australia Launches New Foreign Ownership Register

06/07/2023

Investors need to notify the new Register within 30 days after they acquire or dispose of an interest or there is a change of at least 5 percent in the interest.

AML / KYC

Upper House of UK Parliament Approves Economic Crime Bill

05/07/2023

The bill will boost corporate transparency, enable more effective seizure and recovery of crypto assets, and introduce new ‘failure to prevent’ offences.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Relaxes Banking Rules to Boost Venture Investments, Corporate Lending

05/07/2023

The limit on bank acquisitions of unlisted equity securities is raised and the loan-to-deposit ratio requirement applied to foreign bank branches is relaxed.

ESG / Sustainability

Australia: New Report Calls into Question Credibility of Corporate Reporting

05/07/2023

The poor quality of disclosure suggests that directors are not taking their responsibility seriously, said Professor Peter Carey at Deakin University.

FSS Korea Publishes Revised Guidance on Private Equity Funds

05/07/2023

The guidance is intended to support the growth of the institutional private equity funds, following rule changes that were introduced in October 2021.

Sanctions

US to Restrict Chinese Access to Cloud Computing Services – Report

05/07/2023

Cloud providers like AWS and Microsoft Azure would have to seek government permission to serve Chinese firms that use such platforms to train AI models.

Enforcement

European Commission Proposes Rules to Enhance GDPR Enforcement Efficiency

04/07/2023

The GDPR Procedural Regulation aims to streamline cooperation between data protection authorities by harmonising some administrative procedures in cross-border cases.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korea Launches New Alerting System for Abnormal Crypto Activity

04/07/2023

DAXA said the alert messages will be triggered by sudden price changes and spikes in trading or deposit volumes, among other indicators.

Capital / Liquidity

China Holds $3tr in Unreported FX Reserves, says Former Treasury Official

04/07/2023

Former US Treasury official Brad Setser suggests China is concealing nearly half of its FX reserves within state-owned commercial and policy banks.