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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US Fed Refuses Application by Crypto-focused Custodia Bank

    31/01/2023

    The Fed Board considers that Custodia’s business model and proposed focus on crypto-assets presented “significant safety and soundness risks”.

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    Enforcement

    Korea Probes Price Manipulation via Crypto Exchange Bithumb

    31/01/2023

    Bithumb offices were raided last week. The crypto exchange is not accused of misconduct, though it is under a separate probe for possible tax evasion.

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    Enforcement

    UPDATED – Citadel Securities Fined in Korea for ‘Disrupting Market Order’

    31/01/2023

    The case was the first in which the FSC imposed a penalty for market order disruptions as a result of high-frequency algorithmic trading.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Moody’s is Developing a Scoring System for Stablecoins – Report

    31/01/2023

    The project, still in the early stages of development, will produce scores for up to 20 stablecoins based on reserve attestation quality.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    PBOC Extends Re-Lending Facilities to Support Green Transition

    31/01/2023

    Foreign-funded FIs will be allowed to use a re-lending facility designed to support carbon emission reductions. The facility is extended until end-2024.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    JPX Starts Using Blockchain Tech to Settle Rubber Futures Deliveries

    31/01/2023

    The new system digitises delivery orders required for the physical delivery of rubber when futures contracts expire, thereby enhancing settlement efficiency.

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    Enforcement

    SFC Fines Private Fund Adviser for Failing to Protect Investors’ Interest

    31/01/2023

    Cardinalasia Consulting and its responsible officer failed to ensure that the manager of the five private funds received appropriate advice.

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    Enforcement

    Singapore Court Fines Whistleblower for Making False Claims

    31/01/2023

    The High Court found that the whistleblower did not act in good faith in a 2011 tip-off and ordered him to pay compensation to a director he accused of corrupt acts.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Philippine SEC Issues Consumer Protection Rules for Consultation

    31/01/2023

    The rules will implement the requirements of the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act, which passed in May last year.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    IFSCA Issues Disclosure Framework for GIFT City ESG Funds

    30/01/2023

    The framework is designed to promote the consistency, comparability, and reliability of disclosures from ESG funds operating in India’s maiden international financial services centre.

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