Crypto / Digital Assets

Three Firms Apply to Launch Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong

07/12/2022

Three fund managers have submitted applications to the SFC seeking approval to list ETFs in Hong Kong that invest in bitcoin and ether futures.

AML / KYC

Japan Lawmakers Approve Revisions to Anti Financial Crime Laws

07/12/2022

The revisions will allow Japanese authorities to criminally punish crypto firms that do not comply with the Travel Rule.

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia Developing New Technology Risk Management Framework

07/12/2022

The new framework will significantly increase the capital market’s ability to detect and mitigate the risks that come with new technologies, SC chairman said.

Enforcement

Swiss Competition Commission Opens Probe Into 34 Banks

07/12/2022

The banks regularly exchanged information about the salaries of certain categories of employees, potentially breaching Switzerland’s antitrust law.

AML / KYC

International Operation Targeting Money Mules Yields 2,500 Arrests

07/12/2022

The operation involved law enforcement agencies in 25 countries including Singapore and Australia, supported by Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and the EBF.

Enforcement

ASIC Sues Amex in First Court Case Involving DDO Breaches

07/12/2022

ASIC alleges that American Express Australia breached its design and distribution obligations in relation to two credit cards it issued and co-branded with retailer David Jones.

Securities / Derivatives

China: First BSE Index Funds Approved But Less Popular Than Expected

07/12/2022

The new index funds have been less popular than expected due to the poor performance of eight BSE-themed funds launched last year.

Market Infrastructure

Chinese, Hong Kong Firms Increasingly Setting Up in Singapore

06/12/2022

Up to 500 Chinese companies are estimated to have set up in Singapore this year. Meanwhile Hong Kong hedge funds are increasingly setting up operations in the city-state.

Capital / Liquidity

ISDA Calls for Adjustments to IMA Default Risk Charge Under FRTB

06/12/2022

New paper provides analysis in support of the removal of the 3bp PD floor set by the BCBS under the internal models approach for FRTB.