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Australia Proposes Enhancements to Financial Advice Regime
02/09/2022
Superannuation trustees would also be able to provide personal advice to their members, and have discretion to decide how to charge for such advice.
Securities / Derivatives
New Guidance Issued on HKMA Funds Certification
02/09/2022
The guidance is intended to help funds and their auditors prepare the necessary reports needed to obtain carried interest tax concessions.
Capital / Liquidity
FSC Korea Ramps Up Scrutiny on Loan Loss Reserves
02/09/2022
Regulators will also prepare additional market stabilisation measures in case it becomes necessary to put them into operation quickly.
ESG / Sustainability
IOSCO Offers Guidance on Educating Investors About ESG
01/09/2022
Regulators should help investors better understand ESG certifications, labels and scores, and facilitate financial advisor anti-greenwashing training.
Enforcement
Australia: Grant Thornton Auditor Facing Criminal Charges
01/09/2022
The matter reportedly concerns revenue numbers signed off by Grant Thornton for booking in the half-year results of iSignthis Ltd in 2018.
ESG / Sustainability
Malaysia to Issue ESG Disclosure Guide for SMEs
01/09/2022
Regulators are also developing guidance on Malaysia’s taxonomy, exploring blended finance solutions, and developing a catalogue of climate risk data sources.
AML / KYC
Malaysian Court Convicts Wife of Najib Razak for Corruption
01/09/2022
Rosmah Mansor was convicted for taking bribes from a contractor in exchange for a government project to supply solar energy to rural schools.
Securities / Derivatives
China Launches First Affordable Rental Housing REITs
01/09/2022
The REITs started trading on Wednesday, after being more than 100 times oversubscribed among institutional investors two weeks earlier.
Market Infrastructure
ORX, McKinsey Launch Operational Risk Control Library
01/09/2022
The ORX Reference Control Library contains 761 typical operational risk controls based on data collected from nearly 50 banks and insurers.
Fintech / Regtech
SWIFT Applies Data Intelligence to Remove Payment Friction
01/09/2022
SWIFT says its new capability ensures payments will go through regardless of whether the parties have transacted with each other before.
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