Data Privacy

APRA Pledges to Minimise Burden of New Data Collections

02/12/2022

APRA says it is committed to “early and frequent” engagement with the industry on its new data collections, what it calls a “co-design approach”.

CBDCs

DTCC Publishes Findings from Experimental CBDC Work

02/12/2022

The prototype developed was able to connect two distinct asset networks to enable “secure, resilient, and efficient security settlement with CBDC.”

Liquidity Risk

BOJ Relaxes Terms of Securities Lending Facility

02/12/2022

The move is aimed at ensuring stability in the market and easing tight JGB liquidity in the repo market.

Anti-Money Laundering

Texas Unseals Charges Against 21 Crypto Money Launderers

02/12/2022

The 21 US citizens charged helped to move proceeds from US fraud victims to foreign criminal organisations using crypto.

Alternative Markets

Malaysia Revises Guidelines on VC and PE Investment

02/12/2022

The new guidelines will widen the investor base, increase funding for start-ups and MSMEs, and increase the vibrancy of Malaysia’s private markets.

CBDCs

RBI Launches Pilot to Test CBDC with Consumers, Merchants

02/12/2022

The participating banks are State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, IDFC First Bank, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Trading & Investment

Full Launch of SGX-NSE Trading Link Planned for Q2 2023

01/12/2022

The trading link enables orders from SGX members to be routed to NSE IFSC for trading and execution. To date, 14 SGX clearing members have been onboarded.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Korean Prosecutors Seek More Terra-related Arrest Warrants

01/12/2022

New arrest warrants are sought for co-founder Daniel Shin, as well as Terraform Labs investors and engineers.

Cryptocurrency

MAS Grants MetaComp Licence to Offer DPT Services in Singapore

01/12/2022

MetaComp, a unit of MetaVerse Green Exchange, is now able to offer regulated digital payment token services in Singapore.