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Enforcement
SEBI Fines BSE, NSE for Failure to Detect Karvy Fraud
17/04/2022
Karvy Stock Broking misused INR 23 billion worth of securities belonging to more than 95,000 clients, pledging them with 8 banks to raise INR 8.5 billion for its own use.
Fintech / Regtech
China: Industry Bodies Warn of NFT-related Financial Risks
17/04/2022
China’s internet finance, banking and securities associations have outlined six measures to curb “NFT financialisation and securitisation” and prevent NFT-related illegal activity.
AML / KYC
GCFFC Task Force to Drive Sanctions Compliance in Crypto
17/04/2022
The founding members of the task force are Chainalysis, Elliptic, GDF and Safello, who will together work to support sanctions compliance in the crypto industry.
Capital / Liquidity
PBOC Cuts RRR for Banks as Economic Uncertainty Looms
17/04/2022
The cut will free up an estimated CNY 530 billion in banking system liquidity to support the economy and keep financing costs stable.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Issues Risk Management Framework for New EGR Segment
17/04/2022
The framework sets out a system for stock exchanges to collect margins from trading members to cover potential losses from trading in Electronic Gold Receipts.
Capital / Liquidity
RBI Introduces New Standing Deposit Facility for Banks
16/04/2022
The facility allows banks to deposit excess liquidity at the RBI, without the central bank having to provide government securities as collateral in exchange.
Securities / Derivatives
BSEC Tightens Circuit Breaker Limit for Dhaka SME Board
15/04/2022
The SME board commenced trading last October and has seen volume spikes as a result of a waiver from a requirement for traders to register.
Market Infrastructure
RBI to Simplify E-Commerce Payment Settlement Process
15/04/2022
Foreign entities seeking to operate as payment gateways and aggregators for e-commerce-related export and import transactions would have to be authorised in India.
Fintech / Regtech
FSC Korea Bolsters Consumer Safeguards in MyData Licensing System
14/04/2022
The FSC will prohibit MyData services providers from buying and selling consumer data, and start conducting post-licensing inspections to ensure adequate protections are in place.
Fintech / Regtech
Philippine SEC Welcomes New Measures to Combat Illegal Loan Apps
14/04/2022
Starting 11 May, the Google Play Store will introduce a new screening process for personal loan apps targeting users in the Philippines.
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