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Market Infrastructure
SEBI Directs Stock Exchanges to Audit Systems and Networks
08/05/2022
Stock exchanges must certify that their trading architecture and co-location facilities conform with regulatory requirements and treat all market participants fairly and equitably.
RBI Issues Guidance for NBFCs on Senior Manager Remuneration
07/05/2022
NBFCs should constitute remuneration committees and use malus or clawback arrangements to account for possible misconduct or poor financial performance.
ESG / Sustainability
Human Rights Abuses Prompt Review of Cambodian Microloans
07/05/2022
Ombudsman agrees to review complaint from Cambodian NGOs alleging IFC funding contributed to human rights abuses in microfinance lending.
Enforcement
CBIRC Warns Three FIs Over Complaints Handling Violations
07/05/2022
ICBC, China Everbright Bank and China Post Life Insurance violated the CBIRC’s rules for handling customer complaints and reporting complaints data.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Surprises Market with Interest Rate Hike
06/05/2022
The RBI also increased the cash reserve ratio, the percentage of cash that banks need to keep in reserve against their total deposits.
Enforcement
Two Convicted in Singapore’s Largest-ever Market Manipulation Case
06/05/2022
Two individuals were convicted on 349 charges for controlling and using 187 trading accounts to manipulate three penny stocks before they collapsed in October 2013.
AML / KYC
Central African Republic Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender
06/05/2022
The adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender is expected to make transactions in CAR easier, but the move is seen as part of a power struggle between Russia and France.
Enforcement
Australian Court Penalises RI Advice Over Cybersecurity Failures
06/05/2022
The ruling is the first of its kind in Australia, and follows cyber incidents that occurred at authorised representatives of RI Advice between 2014 and 2020.
Fintech / Regtech
J5 Publishes Red Flag Indicators to Address NFT Risks
05/05/2022
Tax enforcement agencies provide a list of account and transaction attributes from NFT marketplaces that may indicate fraud or other illicit activity.
Big Picture
DTCC Calls for Greater Scrutiny of Interconnectedness Risks
05/05/2022
Interconnectedness, while providing benefits, poses certain risks that need to be recognised and analysed to guard against system-wide vulnerabilities, DTCC says.
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