Editors
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Securities / Derivatives
Asset Managers Launch Global Trade Finance Working Group
08/02/2023
New working group will work to boost the role of alternative lenders in providing trade finance, at a time when traditional lenders are retrenching.
ESG / Sustainability
SEBI Enhances Framework for Green Debt Securities
08/02/2023
Blue bonds, yellow bonds, and transition bonds are added. Disclosure requirements are enhanced. Independent third-party reviewers must be appointed.
AML / KYC
SFC Fines Jinrui Futures for AML Compliance Failures
08/02/2023
Jinrui Futures is the 5th firm to be fined over the use of software that allowed Mainland investors to trade in Hong Kong without opening a local securities account.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Innovation Hub to Develop Stablecoin Monitoring Tools
08/02/2023
Project Pyxtrial will investigate technological tools that can enable systemic monitoring of stablecoins and their balance sheets.
AML / KYC
SEBI Directs Banks to Identify Beneficial Owners of All FPI Clients
08/02/2023
FPIs will lose their registration in India if updated beneficial ownership information is not obtained by 30 September 2023.
Crypto / Digital Assets
UK FCA Directs Crypto Firms to Prepare for New Ad Rules
08/02/2023
Breaches of the rules can result in takedowns of websites, public warnings, and other actions, including up to two years in prison.
Enforcement
ASIC Disciplinary Panel Fines Stockbroker Over Trade Pricing
07/02/2023
Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking reported over 2,000 trades as TWPI transactions in circumstances where the trades did not provide price improvement.
Enforcement
US SEC Expands Staff Messaging Probe to Hedge Funds
07/02/2023
The SEC has asked firms including Point72 Asset Management and Citadel to search employees’ personal devices for evidence of business dealings via unapproved channels.
BNM Issues Consultation on New Financial Inclusion Framework
07/02/2023
BNM says the vision of the Framework is to provide a more expansive and holistic approach to elevate financial well-being in Malaysia.
Securities / Derivatives
Morgan Stanley Wins Approval to Fully Own China Fund Business
07/02/2023
Morgan Stanley Investment Management becomes the 7th foreign firm approved to fully own a domestic mutual fund business.
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