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Trading & Investment
SEBI Pushes Uniformity in Portfolio Manager Performance Audits
04/08/2023
SEBI mandates standardised annual audits for portfolio managers to enhance transparency in firm-level performance data.
Supervision & Enforcement
Australia’s Star Fined for Aiding Unlawful Credit Card Gambling
04/08/2023
Star Entertainment faces a $140,000 fine for facilitating illicit credit card gambling transactions and breaching exclusion orders.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
ICBC’s Former Asset Management Chief Investigated by Graft Watchdog
04/08/2023
Gu Jiangang, ICBC’s former asset management head, is under investigation by China’s CCDI for potential serious law and discipline violations.
Trading & Investment
BIS Paper Offers Analysis of BOJ ETF Purchase Programme
04/08/2023
The programme provides a short term boost to stock prices, but impacts to the securities lending market diminish its effectiveness.
Clearing & Post-Trade
ASX Unveils Advisory Group to Navigate CHESS Replacement Project
04/08/2023
ASX established an Advisory Group to provide strategic advice and restore confidence in the beleaguered CHESS replacement project.
Anti-Money Laundering
US Hacker Pleads Guilty Over 2016 Bitfinex Cyber Theft
04/08/2023
Ilya Lichtenstein admitted to being the original hacker in the 2016 cyberattack on Bitfinex and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Supervision & Enforcement
SocGen Reaches Settlement Over Unauthorised Messaging Probe
03/08/2023
SocGen said it has reached separate settlements with the SEC and CFTC, both of which were “pending formal regulatory approval.”
PEPs & Sanctions
US Lawmakers Accuse BlackRock, MSCI of Aiding China Military
03/08/2023
US House committee accuses BlackRock and MSCI of indirectly financing blacklisted entities that facilitate human rights abuses.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Australia High Court Calls for Higher Penalty in Foreign Bribery Case
03/08/2023
High Court justices rejected the A$1.35mn fine ordered in a foreign bribery case, deeming it insufficient.
Anti-Money Laundering
US SEC Flags Deficiencies in Broker Dealer AML Programmes
03/08/2023
Some broker dealers had deficiencies in independent testing, staff training, customer identification and due diligence practices.
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