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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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