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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Australian Court Dismisses ASIC Lawsuit Against CBA
03/10/2022
The Federal Court ruled that ASIC failed to establish that CBA received conflicted remuneration when distributing Colonial First State’s superannuation product.
Anti-Money Laundering
FINRA Issues New Penalties Guidance for Rule Violations
03/10/2022
Large firms face penalties with no upper limit if they fail to reasonably monitor for and report suspicious transactions.
Trading & Investment
Hong Kong to Launch Dual Counter Trading in H1 2023
03/10/2022
A market-maker system will be established to facilitate yuan-denominated stock trading. Stamp duty will be waived for market makers providing liquidity for yuan shares.
Trading & Investment
India Allows FPIs to Trade Commodity Derivatives Market
03/10/2022
Since 2018, FPIs been allowed to trade exchange-traded commodity derivatives but only to hedge actual underlying exposures to physical commodities.
Capital Adequacy
Large Global Banks See Highest Capital Ratios Since 2012: BCBS
03/10/2022
A special feature in the latest Basel III monitoring report reveals that crypto exposures are small, around 0.14% of total exposures on a weighted average basis.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan Tightens Short Selling Rules to Stabilise Market
03/10/2022
The measures tighten limits on the volume of intraday securities lending orders, and raised the margin requirements on securities lending.
Credit Risk
Singapore Tightens Mortgage Rules to Ensure Prudent Borrowing
03/10/2022
Lenders will have to assume higher interest rates when assessing borrowers’ repayment ability. The LTV limit for HDB housing loans has been lowered.
Capital Adequacy
APRA Removes CBA’s Remaining A$500m Capital Add-on
03/10/2022
The A$1bn capital add-on imposed on CBA in May 2018 was halved in November 2020, and has now been completely removed.
Structural Regulation
1M, 6M Synthetic GBP LIBOR to Cease at End March, FCA Says
03/10/2022
The FCA is still considering when to cease the 3-month synthetic GBP LIBOR setting, and whether to compel IBA to produce synthetic USD LIBOR settings after mid 2023.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
US SEC Fines Deloitte China Over Audits of US-Listed Companies
02/10/2022
Deloitte China personnel asked certain Chinese clients to select their own samples for testing and prepare their own audit documentation.
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