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    Fintech / Regtech

    Ant Group Ordered to Separate Lending Apps from Alipay

    13/09/2021

    Ant Group’s lending businesses Huabei and Jeibei will also have to transfer data used for lending decisions to a new credit scoring joint venture.

    Enforcement

    Another Top China Development Bank Exec Probed for Corruption

    13/09/2021

    He Xingxiang is the second most senior official at China Development Bank to become the subject of a corruption probe.

    Fintech / Regtech

    MAS Grants RMO Licence to Digital Asset Platform SDAX

    13/09/2021

    SDAX allows asset owners to tokenise and list their assets as digital securities. Its first real estate token listing is expected within 2021.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEC Committee Endorses Stricter Enforcement of SPAC Rules

    13/09/2021

    The investor advisory committee recommended increased enforcement of existing disclosure rules for SPACs, including in relation to the sponsor’s role.

    Enforcement

    Bursa Malaysia Punishes RHB Investment Bank Representatives

    13/09/2021

    The dealer’s representatives engaged in discretionary trading without proper authorisation, causing “significant losses” to a client.

    AML / KYC

    Three More Korean Crypto Exchanges Secure Deals with Banks

    13/09/2021

    Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit will likely meet the 24 September deadline. Korean police are preparing for illegal incidents from exchanges that are forced to close.

    Market Infrastructure

    RBC Capital Markets to Launch FX Infrastructure in Singapore

    12/09/2021

    RBC says the new e-FX server and pricing engine was developed with support from MAS and will be launched by year-end.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Hong Kong SPAC Framework to Prohibit Retail Access – Report

    12/09/2021

    Hong Kong’s SPAC framework will reportedly be issued for public consultation this month, proposing that only professional investors be allowed to participate.

    Market Infrastructure

    Mizuho Suffers Seventh System Failure For the Year

    12/09/2021

    The latest failure disrupted about 100 ATMs due to a “hardware problem”, though affected services were restored quickly.

    Enforcement

    KRX to Temporarily Exempt Market Makers from Obligations

    12/09/2021

    KRX says the FSS warning of fines against nine market makers will hamper the functioning of the market making system for a while.

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