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    Enforcement

    Korea FSS Imposes Light Punishments on Shinhan Execs

    26/04/2021

    Shinhan Bank’s CEO and Shinhan Financial Group’s Chairman received lighter punishments than expected over the Lime mis-selling scandal.

    Enforcement

    SG Police Lay More Charges in Nickel Trading Fraud Case

    26/04/2021

    Ng Yu Zhi allegedly cheated five individuals into paying around S$8.8mn for nonexistent forward contracts purported to be for the sale of nickel to a metals trader.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US House Passes Bill to Foster Innovation in Digital Assets

    25/04/2021

    The bill will require the SEC and CFTC to establish a digital asset working group to ensure collaboration between regulators and the private sector on digital assets.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBI Lifts Bank Dividend Ban, Subject to New Limit

    25/04/2021

    Banks will be limited to paying only 50% of the amount prescribed in a 2005 circular, which already caps dividends at a 40% payout ratio.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Chinese Exchanges Receive First Infrastructure REITs Applications

    25/04/2021

    The applications are from infrastructure REITs managed by Zheshang Securities, Sinolink Securities, AVIC Securities and Bosera Asset Management.

    Big Picture

    ICMA Explores Role of Repo Market in Sustainable Finance

    25/04/2021

    A new ICMA paper looks at the intersections between the repo and collateral market and sustainable finance.

    Securities / Derivatives

    ASX to Introduce Default Management Auctions for ETD in Q3

    25/04/2021

    ASX consulted last year on the introduction of an auctions framework for exchange-traded derivatives in the event of a futures clearing participant’s default.

    S. Korea to Improve Debtor Access to Legal Representation

    24/04/2021

    The FSC will increase support and accessibility to free legal representation for debtors, as well as strengthen coordination with investigative authorities.

    Australian Life Insurers Launch Professional Standards Framework

    24/04/2021

    The framework was developed through collaboration between life insurers comprising 95 percent of the gross written premium in the retail life industry.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Regulatory Future Proofing with In-Memory Computing

    24/04/2021

    In-memory analytics tools allow even the most complex of regulatory calculations to be performed in minutes or seconds rather than hours.

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