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Bangladesh Moves Towards Market Based Exchange Rates
02/06/2022
A policy requiring banks to quote uniform rates has been abandoned. Banks can base their FX rates on supply and demand.
SAFE Allows High-tech Firms to Increase Overseas Borrowing
02/06/2022
High-tech companies in 17 provinces/cities can borrow funds from overseas to finance R&D and accelerate their development.
Crypto / Digital Assets
UnionBank Issues Philippines’ First DLT-based Digital Bond
02/06/2022
The issuance follows a POC project to optimise bond issuance workflows between STACS and PDTC, the Philippines’ national CSD for debt and equities.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Ex-OpenSea Employee Charged for Insider Trading in NFTs
02/06/2022
The former product manager traded on confidential information about which NFTs were going to be featured by OpenSea’s website.
ESG / Sustainability
NZ XRB Publishes Directors’ Guidance on Climate Disclosures
02/06/2022
The guide outlines key considerations and best practice areas for directors to consider as they prepare for New Zealand’s climate-related disclosures framework.
Fintech / Regtech
SGX CDP Enables Access to DLT Bond Issuance Platform
02/06/2022
CDP has made available to market participants a blockchain-enabled bond issuance platform developed by Marketnode, a joint venture between SGX and Temasek.
Crypto / Digital Assets
UK Proposes Framework for Dealing with Stablecoin Failures
02/06/2022
HM Treasury proposes to give the BOE powers to appoint administrators to oversee insolvency arrangements with failed stablecoin issuers.
AML / KYC
More Chinese Firms Fall Under India Probe for ‘Irregularities’
02/06/2022
The MCA says it has received information that indicates potential violations including fraud by Chinese companies operating in India.
Enforcement
AFCA to Start Using New Funding Model from 1 July
01/06/2022
The new user-pay model will reward good performance and early resolution while apportioning fees fairly based on the actual use of AFCA’s services.
AML / KYC
Malaysia SC Offers Guidance on Detecting Fake Investment Firms
01/06/2022
In one case, approximately $821,000 flowed through one mule bank account controlled by scam operators within a period of six months.
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