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Supervision & Enforcement
US OCC Sets Out Policy for Addressing “Persistent Weaknesses” at Banks
30/05/2023
The OCC may require banks to increase capital, restrict dividends, sell assets, divest subsidiaries or exit markets if they fail to fix “persistent weaknesses”.
Sustainable Finance
HKMC Securitises First Batch of Infrastructure Loans
30/05/2023
HKMC’s pilot securitisation includes a $100mn sustainability tranche backed by sustainable, green and social assets.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions the Head of the Wagner Group in Mali
30/05/2023
OFAC says the Wagner Group has been attempting to purchase military systems from foreign suppliers and routing these weapons through Mali for use in Ukraine.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Singapore Court Order Credit Suisse to Pay Georgian Billionaire
29/05/2023
Credit Suisse was ordered to pay billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili $926mn in compensation for failing to safeguard his assets from misappropriation.
Structural Regulation
EU Commission Grants Antitrust Approval for UBS-Credit Suisse Merger
29/05/2023
The UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse has been approved in the EU, but is being complicated in China by regulatory requirements.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Hong Kong Police Launch “CyberDefender Metaverse” Platform
29/05/2023
The platform is designed to help educate the public about cyber crimes in the Metaverse, especially those involving virtual assets.
Trading & Investment
CSRC Confirms Plans to Open More Futures Products to Foreign Investors
29/05/2023
Vice chairman Fang Xinghai said the CSRC plans to open more futures products to overseas investors and attract more foreign institutions to participate in the futures market.
Cryptocurrency
Korea Passes Bill to Force Public Officials to Disclose Crypto Holdings
28/05/2023
Crypto holdings will be included under the private interests that members of the National Assembly need to report.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Allows Morgan Stanley to Fully Own Futures Unit
28/05/2023
The new unit will be the second futures business in China to be wholly owned by a foreign bank, after JPMorgan Chase won a similar approval in 2020.
PEPs & Sanctions
US, South Korea Announce New Sanctions on DRPK Cyber Actors
27/05/2023
One of the entities jointly sanctioned by the US and South Korea employs “thousands” of North Korean IT workers that operate in Russia, China and Laos.
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