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China to Raise Retirement Age to Cope With Ageing Population
15/03/2023
China to raise the retirement age to tackle ageing population challenge and pension budget deficits.
Fintech / Regtech
Sea Group Launches Digital-only MariBank in Singapore
15/03/2023
Invitations are currently limited to users of Sea Group’s ecosystem such as Shopee customers and individual sellers.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US Prosecutors Probe Possible Terra Manipulation by Trading Firms
15/03/2023
SDNY prosecutors are said to be looking into Telegram chats among employees at Jump Trading and Jane Street from last May.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SEC Thailand Consults on Proposal to Ban Crypto Lending
15/03/2023
The ban is being proposed to protect investors from situations where service providers suffer financial problems or their services are discontinued.
Fintech / Regtech
BSP Sets 1 July for Mandatory Adoption of QR Ph Standard
15/03/2023
From 1 July, all FIs and PSPs must disable all non-QR Ph codes and proprietary QR codes and ensure they are no longer be available to the public.
Capital / Liquidity
Credit Suisse Identifies “Material” Financial Reporting Weaknesses
15/03/2023
The weaknesses related to a “failure to design and maintain an effective risk assessment process to identify and analyse the risk of material misstatements”.
ESG / Sustainability
Philippines to Adopt ASEAN SRFS, Issue Blue Bond Framework
15/03/2023
The SEC will adopt the ASEAN Sustainable and Responsible Fund Standards and separately release a new blue bond framework by Q2.
Enforcement
Compensation for Poor Advice Reaches A$4.7b: ASIC
14/03/2023
As of end December, the major banks paid or offered to pay almost AUD 4.7 billion (USD 4.2 billion) in compensation to over 1.6 million customers.
Fintech / Regtech
Korea May See ATS Platforms Launch Within This Year
14/03/2023
Applications for preliminary accreditation will be accepted between 27-30 March. Once authorisation is granted, firms will have six months to launch.
Fintech / Regtech
ICMA Releases New Bond Data Taxonomy
14/03/2023
The Taxonomy will enable firms to more easily leverage new technologies, streamline issuance and post-trade operations, and exchange data.
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