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    Regulation Asia relies on a team of journalists, writers and editors to cover regulatory announcements across Asia Pacific. editorial@regulationasia.com

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Shanghai Releases New Green Finance Action Plan With 2025 Targets

    15/01/2023

    The cumulative balance of green finance deployed will reach CNY 1.5 trillion by 2025. Banks and insurers will establish dedicated green finance business centres in Shanghai.

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    AML / KYC

    FATF Publishes Consolidated Table of Assessment Ratings

    15/01/2023

    FATF members reportedly blocked proposals that could have more meaningfully reformed the process for adding countries to the blacklist and greylist.

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    AML / KYC

    CSRC Official Faces Criminal Prosecution for Corruption

    15/01/2023

    The former head of the CSRC’s Shandong branch was found to have accepted gifts and bribes and engaged in illegal stock trading.

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    AML / KYC

    GCFFC Establishes APAC Regional Chapter

    13/01/2023

    The APAC Chapter is led by DBS Bank’s Debra Au and Westpac’s Jodie Arthur serving as co-chairs, and Napier’s Robin Lee serving as vice chair.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    FIA Publishes Netting and Collateral Opinions for China

    13/01/2023

    China’s adoption of its new Futures and Derivatives Law in August 2022 made it possible for FIA to commission the opinions.

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    Enforcement

    US SEC Files Charges Against Crypto Firms Gemini, Genesis

    13/01/2023

    The SEC says the Gemini Earn programme, which allowed investors to earn interest on their crypto assets, constituted the offer and sale of unregistered securities.

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    Sanctions

    Russia to Resume Yuan Trading to Stabilise Ruble

    13/01/2023

    The move comes a year after the central bank suspended yuan trading. The finance ministry said it is allocating the equivalent of about $800mn for FX trades.

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    AML / KYC

    UK FCA Penalises Qatar’s Al Rayan Bank for AML Failures 

    13/01/2023

    The bank had no policy for handling large deposits and did not conduct an internal audit of its financial crime unit over an 8-year period, among other weaknesses.

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    Henan Fraud: Village Banks Start Repaying Big Depositors

    12/01/2023

    Customers with deposits under CNY 500,000 were repaid in several rounds since July 2022. The latest reimbursements involve deposits over CNY 500,000.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    LME Blocked from Resuming Nickel Trade During Asia Hours

    12/01/2023

    The FCA thinks the LME does not have adequate supervisory controls for Asia market hours. The Oliver Wyman review has also been released.

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