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DeFi & Web3
CFTC Penalises Three DeFi Operators for Offering Services Illegally
11/09/2023
Commissioner Summer Mersinger dissented with the orders saying the CFTC should instead be engaging with the public on these matters.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
FinCEN Issues Alert on “Pig Butchering” Scams
11/09/2023
FinCEN provides red flags to help in the identification of pig butchering activity so that FIs can report this activity and enable law enforcement to track down the perpetrators.
Tokenisation
Hong Kong SFC Approves City’s First Real Estate STO
11/09/2023
Tykhe Capital Group will launch “Prince Token”, available only to professional investors. Subject to regulatory approval, the token will list on HKbitEX.
Clearing & Post-Trade
MAS to Exempt Some Market Operators from ACH/RCH Rules
10/09/2023
The exemption applies to platforms that provide services to facilitate trading and settlement, but don’t actually act as a central counterparty of clear or settle trades centrally.
Anti-Money Laundering
Fourth Former FTX Executive Pleads Guilty to US Charges
10/09/2023
The former co-chief of FTX Bahamas pleaded guilty to making unlawful political donations and operating an illegal money-transmitting business.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Trade Bodies Call on Policymakers to Scrap EU Clearing Proposal
10/09/2023
A proposed requirement for market participants to hold active accounts at EU CCPs will be detrimental to EU capital markets, the trade bodies say.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Taiwan Digital Ministry Announces New Anti-Fraud Measures
09/09/2023
The plan targets the e-commerce, third-party payments, and electronic game industries. Lawmakers say the plan does not meet expectations.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Former CBIRC Official Expelled from CCP for Corruption
08/09/2023
Zhang Yansen interfered in personnel arrangements of financial institutions, accepted bribes and used his influence inappropriately.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Proposes Rule Revisions for Corporate Bond Issuance
08/09/2023
Land and environmental impact assessments must be provided if the funds raised from bonds are invested in fixed asset investment projects.
Nature & Biodiversity
NGFS Publishes Conceptual Framework for Nature Risk
08/09/2023
The framework provides a common language to the financial system and guides action by central banks and financial supervisors.
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