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    AML / KYC

    GLEIF Maps LEIs to Records in OpenCorporates Database

    18/04/2023

    The mapping exercise will ensure the “highest quality reference data” is quickly and easily available to all, said GLEIF CEO Stephan Wolf.

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    AML / KYC

    Wolfsberg Group Issues Anti-Bribery & Corruption Guidance

    18/04/2023

    The Guidance is to help FIs develop and implement compliance programmes to prevent, detect, and report acts of bribery and corruption.

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    AML / KYC

    Australia Saw 80pc YoY Jump in Scam Losses in 2022

    18/04/2023

    Australians lost more to scams than ever before in 2022. Losses per victim rose by more than 50% to an average of almost A$20,000.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US SEC Charges Crypto Firm Bittrex for Not Registering

    18/04/2023

    The SEC identified six Bittrex-listed crypto tokens as securities and said the company should have registered as a broker, exchange, and clearing agency.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US SEC Reopens Consultation to Redefine ‘Exchange’

    18/04/2023

    The proposed rule would update the definition of “exchange” to include crypto trading systems, including DeFi systems. Two SEC Commissioners dissented.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    MAS: “Much Room for Improvement” in Issue Manager Conduct

    18/04/2023

    MAS identified issue managers that did not perform conflict-of-interest checks, background checks on EDs and controlling shareholders, and site visits to issuers’ material assets.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    CME to Offer Additional BTC, ETH Options Expiries

    18/04/2023

    CME will offer expiries every business day to provide market participants with “greater precision and versatility” in managing short-term price risk.

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    Market Infrastructure

    BOE, CFTC Strengthen Supervisory Cooperation on CCPs

    18/04/2023

    The Bank of England will rely on the CFTC for supervision and oversight of US-based CCPs offering clearing services in the UK.

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    Big Picture

    AFME, FESE Call for Action on EU Consolidated Tape

    17/04/2023

    Ahead of EU trilogues on the MiFIR Review, AFME is highlighting the important role of systematic internalisers and FESE is calling for a PFOF ban.

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    Enforcement

    US and Allies to Cooperate to Displace Russia from Nuclear Energy Market

    17/04/2023

    The US, UK, Canada, Japan and France will leverage their resources and capabilities to undermine Russia’s grip on supply chains.

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