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Crypto / Digital Assets
Korea: Ex-Coinone Executive Arrested Over Crypto Listings
21/03/2023
The former executive allegedly almost $1.5mn from brokers to list a specific cryptocurrency on the Coinone trading platform.
Enforcement
Bulgaria Extradites Former OneCoin Exec to Face US Charges
21/03/2023
OneCoin’s former head of legal and compliance is alleged to have helped launder millions of dollars of illegal proceeds through shell companies and bank accounts.
AML / KYC
Upbit’s Azman Hamid Discusses Travel Rule Adoption in APAC
21/03/2023
Upbit’s Azman Hamid discusses the UAE’s addition to the FATF grey list and APAC’s implementation of the FATF recommendations on virtual assets.
ESG / Sustainability
ASEAN Regulators to Strengthen Collaboration with ISSB
21/03/2023
The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum will release v2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy and launch a Sustainable Finance Knowledge Hub this month.
Market Infrastructure
CSRC Issues Draft Rules to Advance Derivatives Market Development
21/03/2023
The rules encourage central clearing and pave the way for new margin and reporting requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives.
Capital / Liquidity
US Banks Consider Fresh Efforts to Stabilise First Republic Bank
21/03/2023
The 11 banks which agreed to deposit $30bn into First Republic Bank last week are considering a direct capital infusion into the bank.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Flagstar Bank to Assume Signature Bank Deposits, FDIC Says
21/03/2023
The New York Community Bancorp subsidiary will assume “substantially all” the deposits of Signature Bank and buy $12.9bn of its loans at a discount.
AML / KYC
Star Entertainment Admits to Breaking QLD Casino Laws
20/03/2023
Star pleaded guilty to seven charges of allowing customers to buy chips with credit cards at its Queensland casinos.
Capital / Liquidity
US Bank Body Calls for Backstop to Cover All Midsized Lenders
20/03/2023
A group of midsized US lenders is calling on regulators to extend deposit protection to all deposits for the next two years to prevent a wider run on banks.
Securities / Derivatives
CBIRC Overhauls Regulatory System for Trust Industry
20/03/2023
Trust companies have three years to adapt to the new rules, but plans for how they will do so need to be submitted to the CBIRC within 30 days.
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