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Anti-Money Laundering
SEBI Amends AML Guidelines for Securities Market Intermediaries
20/06/2023
The guidelines tighten the definition of beneficial ownership and require risk assessments before launching new products and services.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SFC Fines Taiping Securities Employee Dealing Control Failures
19/06/2023
Responsible officer had 293 transactions that exceeded the trading limit prescribed for his personal account.
Structural Regulation
BOT Publishes New Consultation Paper on Virtual Bank Licensing Framework
19/06/2023
The consultation paper clarifies expectations for virtual banks to stimulate healthy competition and elaborates on the key qualifications of applicants.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Henan Bank Fraud: PBOC to Refund Customers With Deposit Insurance
19/06/2023
The PBOC has agreed to mobilise over CNY 10 billion from the national deposit insurance fund to repay customers who were defrauded by four rural banks.
CBDCs
BIS Innovation Hub Concludes Joint CBDC Experiment With BOE
19/06/2023
Project Rosalind explored how a universal and extensible API layer could connect central bank and private sector infrastructures and facilitate retail CBDC payments.
DeFi & Web3
Industry Raises Concerns Over SEC Proposal to Redefine Exchanges
18/06/2023
SIFMA says the SEC’s attempt to bring DeFi systems into scope could potentially subject other non-DeFi broker-dealer systems to unnecessary regulation.
Clearing & Post-Trade
FIA Issues Standard to Promote Timely Trade Give-Ups and Allocations
18/06/2023
The standard focuses on streamlining the delivery and processing of allocation instructions. A consultation on average pricing was also launched.
Capital Adequacy
FRAA Proposes Draft Metrics Framework for Assessing APRA, ASIC
18/06/2023
The framework will enhance the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority’s assessment toolkit and provide direct insights on APRA and ASIC’s activities.
Data Privacy
New Zealand Updates Expectations on Use of Generative AI
18/06/2023
New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said AI users and developers need to make sure they are compliant with privacy law.
Credit Risk
Taiwan Implements Additional Controls on Mortgage Lending
17/06/2023
The central bank attributed the tighter credit controls to the increasing number of individuals taking out mortgages for second homes.
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