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    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.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Thailand to Set Up New Sandbox for Testing of Corporate NDID

    01/06/2022

    The BOT is planning to also introduce sandboxes in the virtual banking and digital assets space, the relevant regulations are in place.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BOJ Releases Phase One Findings from CBDC Testing

    01/06/2022

    Phase one of CBDC experimentation was conducted from April 2021 to March 2022. The BOJ tested three CBDC ledger design alternatives.

    Securities / Derivatives

    BSEC Tightens Circuit Breaker to Contain Stock Market Loses

    01/06/2022

    The lower limit was reduced from 5 percent to 2 percent. The upper limit was kept unchanged at 10 percent.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BCBS Progresses Work on Climate Risk, Crypto Assets

    01/06/2022

    The BCBS will soon publish its final set of principles on managing climate-related financial risks, and a second consultation on the treatment of banks’ crypto-asset exposures.

    ESG / Sustainability

    German Prosecutors Raid DWS Offices Over ESG Claims

    01/06/2022

    “Sufficient factual evidence” has emerged that ESG factors were not taken into account in many investments, contrary to claims made in DWS fund prospectuses.

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