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Enforcement
Korean Prosecutors Impose Flight Ban on Terra Employees
23/06/2022
The travel ban is meant to prevent dozens of Terraform Labs employees in Korea from leaving the country to avoid being summoned for questioning.
Securities / Derivatives
China AMAC Issues Reputational Risk Management Guidelines
23/06/2022
In new guidelines, AMAC has specified obligations for fund houses to consider how changes in senior management and core staff could impact reputational risk.
Securities / Derivatives
SFC Cites Conduct, Technology and Climate as Key Priorities
23/06/2022
The SFC’s latest annual report highlights work to enhance book building and placing practices, regulate fund trustees and custodians, and enhance climate disclosure for fund investors.
ESG / Sustainability
HKMA Asks Banks to Apply Basel Climate Risk Guidance
22/06/2022
The HKMA will assess the need to align its supervisory framework with BCBS Principles for managing and supervising climate-related financial risks.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BISIH London to Develop API Prototypes for Retail CBDC
22/06/2022
Project Rosalind aims to develop APIs for retail CBDC distribution that best enable a central bank ledger to interact with private sector service providers.
FMA Set Out Plan for Identifying Cases of Auditor Misconduct
22/06/2022
The FMA will perform audit quality reviews every two years for the big 4 audit firms and once every three years for the other registered audit firms.
Fintech / Regtech
NPCI, Lyra Network Sign MOU to Allow UPI Payments in France
22/06/2022
The MOU will allow Indians to make payments in France using UPI and Rupay cards at terminals and ATMs provided by Lyra Networks.
ESG / Sustainability
ACRA, SGX to Develop Sustainability Reporting Roadmap
22/06/2022
New advisory committee to develop roadmap for wider implementation of sustainability reporting in Singapore, beyond SGX-listed companies.
Market Infrastructure
FIX Attains ISO Standardisation for Two Standards
22/06/2022
Participants will benefit from higher quality standards documents, which will lead to improved interoperability between implementations.
AML / KYC
Myanmar Considers Joining SPFS, Russia’s SWIFT Alternative
21/06/2022
Myanmar is negotiating the possibility of joining SPFS, an alternative to SWIFT, as well as the use of Russian Mir cards in Asia.
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