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Sanctions
Canada to Seize Russian Assets to Finance Ukraine
22/12/2022
Canada will attempt to seize assets from a company owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, and use the proceeds for Ukraine’s reconstruction.
Enforcement
SFC Fines Guosen for Regulatory Breaches Caused by Bugs
21/12/2022
Guosen Securities used expired standing authority of clients because its new operating system failed to send renewal notices to clients.
ESG / Sustainability
CDP to Help Enhance Sustainability Reporting in Hong Kong
21/12/2022
A new Climate and Environmental Risk Questionnaire has been developed to help SMEs with sustainability reporting.
ESG / Sustainability
Japan FSA Issues Draft Supervisory Guidelines for ESG Funds
21/12/2022
The FSA issued draft guidelines outlining the checks that will be performed by supervisors to ensure ESG investment trusts are true-to-label.
Enforcement
US Regulator Orders Wells Fargo to Pay $3.7b for Violations
21/12/2022
Wells Fargo repeatedly misapplied loan payments, wrongfully foreclosed on homes and illegally repossessed vehicles, among other violations.
ECB Bars Officials from Making Short Term Trades
21/12/2022
High-level ECB officials can only invest in publicly listed, broadly diversified funds with a medium to long-term perspective.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Opens New York Office to Support International Clients
21/12/2022
HKEX says the New York office will make it easier to connect with investors, market participants and their intermediaries during their own working day.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FTX Seeks Court Authorisation to Sell Four Businesses
21/12/2022
Embed, LedgerX, FTX Japan and FTX Europe have maintained segregated customer accounts and have solvent balance sheets.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Extends Trading Suspension in Seven Agri-Derivatives
21/12/2022
The December 2021 suspension was due to expire on 20 December 2022. The extension is for one more year.
Enforcement
Singapore Jails Man for Spoofing, False Telegram Statements
20/12/2022
Kenneth Goh pleaded guilty to creating a false appearance in the market 325 times, deceiving two brokers, and making false statements in Telegram chat groups.
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