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Structural Regulation
SEBI Cancels Rating Agency Licence for the First Time
10/10/2022
Brickwork Ratings India failed to exercise proper skill, care and diligence while discharging its duties as a credit rating agency, SEBI said.
Data Privacy
US, EU Move to Adopt New Data Sharing Framework
10/10/2022
The legal basis for transatlantic data transfers has been uncertain since 2020, after the EU-US Privacy Shield was declared invalid under EU law.
Trading & Investment
BSE India Receives Approval to Set Up Social Stock Exchange
10/10/2022
The social stock exchange will allow direct listings from non-profit organisations and for-profit social enterprises.
Credit Risk
Philippines Set to Adopt Standardised Forms for Loan Applications
10/10/2022
Lenders will be required to use standard loan application forms, which will make credit more accessible to small businesses.
Cybersecurity
BNM Calls for Heightened Vigilance Over Payment Card Activity
10/10/2022
Payment gateway service provider iPay88 experienced a breach earlier this year affecting card data from online transactions.
Trading & Investment
HKIFA Calls for Review of MPF Investment Framework
10/10/2022
The HKIFA is calling for relaxations to allow MPF funds to invest in a wider range of asset classes, and to provide investment flexibility to those already in retirement.
Structural Regulation
FASB Extends LIBOR Accounting Relief for Two More Years
10/10/2022
The relief delays more onerous accounting treatment that borrowers with legacy LIBOR loans would face if the relief was not extended.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Binance Suffers Crypto Hack, But Contains Losses
10/10/2022
After managing to freeze the majority of the stolen assets, Binance said about $100mn in unrecovered funds remains, out of $570mn that was initially stolen.
Trading & Investment
Korea May Start Naming Foreign Firms Engaged in Illegal Short-Selling
09/10/2022
Local securities firms are required to notify investors if they are fined for violating short selling-related rules, but this is not the case for foreign investors.
CBDCs
RBI Set to Commence Limited Pilot Launch of CBDC
09/10/2022
To avoid the disintermediation of banks, which would impede credit creation, the RBI suggested the CBDC would likely be non-interest bearing.
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