Editors
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Securities / Derivatives
CSRC Proposes New Position Management Rules for Futures Market
04/01/2023
The proposed rules empower futures exchanges to impose position limits and reporting requirements on market participants. Position limit exemptions may be granted for hedging activities.
AML / KYC
Dutch Banks Start Charging Customers for AML Checks
04/01/2023
Companies, associations, charities and churches, among others, are being charged a monthly levy to cover the rising cost of AML checks.
CBIRC Issues New Consumer Protection Rules for Banks, Insurers
04/01/2023
Banks and insurers must incorporate consumer protection mechanisms into their corporate governance, culture-building exercises, and business development strategies.
AML / KYC
Anti Fraud: Korea Launches Bulk Account Suspension Service
04/01/2023
The new service allows financial consumers to suspend payments from all of their accounts at banks and non-banks at once.
Securities / Derivatives
SSE, SZSE Set Out Requirements for STAR Market, ChiNext Listings
04/01/2023
Sponsors must use the new regulations to determine whether issuers comply with the positioning requirements of each market.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US Banking Regulators Issue Statement Warning of Crypto Risks
04/01/2023
“It is important that risks related to the crypto-asset sector that cannot be mitigated or controlled do not migrate to the banking system,” the statement says.
Enforcement
CSRC Bars Two Online Brokers from Onboarding Mainland Investors
04/01/2023
Futu Holdings and Tiger Brokers have been offering offshore trading services to mainland clients though they are not licensed in China.
Market Infrastructure
CBIRC Proposes Stricter Rules for Banks’ Custody Businesses
04/01/2023
The draft rules strengthen requirements on internal governance, risk management systems, data protection and security controls within banks’ custody businesses.
Fintech / Regtech
BNM Finalises New Rules for Electronic Money Issuers
03/01/2023
E-money issuers with more than 500,000 active users are subject to stricter governance, business continuity management and technology risk management requirements.
Enforcement
US FTC Orders Mastercard to Stop Blocking Competing Networks
03/01/2023
The FTC says Mastercard used its control over its “tokenisation” process to block the use of competing payment card networks.
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