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Climate Risk
Malaysian Regulators Ramp Up Focus on SMEs in Green Transition
28/09/2023
Tailored guidance is being developed for SMEs on the information they should provide to FIs. A new SME focus group has also been established.
Custody & Infrastructure
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill on Custody of Digital Assets
28/09/2023
The Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act would rescind an SEC accounting bulletin that prevents banks from providing custodial services to digital assets investors.
Supervision & Enforcement
Evergrande Chairman Suspected of “Illegal Crimes”
28/09/2023
Evergrande said its chairman Hui Ka Yan was placed under “residential surveillance” due to his suspected involvement in “illegal crimes”.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Prosecutors Charge Ex-PBOC Official for Accepting Bribes
28/09/2023
Prosecutors say Fan abused his positions at China Construction Bank, China Investment Corp, Bank of Shanghai and the PBOC.
Cryptocurrency
WFE Issues Recommendations for Regulating Crypto Trading Platforms
28/09/2023
The six key principles will safeguard markets and enable the crypto sector to grow, said Nandini Sukumar, CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions Procurement Network for Iranian Drones
28/09/2023
The new sanctions target five entities and two individuals based in Iran, China, Hong Kong, Turkey and UAE.
Clearing & Post-Trade
HKEX Confirms Launch Date for New IPO Settlement Platform
28/09/2023
The new platform, FINI, will shorten the time between the pricing of an IPO and the trading of shares from T+5 to T+2.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
DBS, UOB Add Anti-Malware Feature to Banking Apps
28/09/2023
Last month, OCBC became the first Singapore bank to introduce the new security feature. Citi, DBS and UOB have now also added the feature.
PEPs & Sanctions
UPDATED – US DOJ Probes Possible Sanctions Violations at Credit Suisse, UBS – Report
28/09/2023
The DOJ has requested information about how Credit Suisse and UBS handled the accounts of sanctioned clients in recent years.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Indonesia to Sue UK for Share of 2020 Airbus Bribery Settlement
27/09/2023
Indonesia plans to sue the UK to annul a billion-dollar settlement Airbus agreed with France, the UK and the US.
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