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    Articles by Editors

    Capital / Liquidity

    Bangladesh Bank Eases Dividend Caps for Banks, NBFIs

    24/03/2021

    Banks can pay up to 35 percent in dividends and NBFIs up to 30 percent, provided half of the dividend is paid in stock.

    MAS, ABS Publish Guidance on Workplace Design Strategies

    24/03/2021

    Strategies and good practices presented in a newly published study are aimed at supporting FIs in building pandemic-resilient workplaces.

    ASIC to Adopt ‘No-Action’ Position to Facilitate Virtual AGMs

    24/03/2021

    ASIC supports the holding of meetings using appropriate technology and the electronic dispatch of notices of meetings including supplementary notices.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    CFTC Penalises Coinbase for False Reporting, Wash Trading

    23/03/2021

    The settlement requires Coinbase to pay $6.5mn, and desist from any further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act or CFTC regulations.

    ESG / Sustainability

    IFRS Foundation Forms Working Group to Converge Standards

    23/03/2021

    The working group will provide a forum for structured engagement with standard-setting bodies to converge their various sustainability reporting standards.

    Fintech / Regtech

    BSP, PDAX to Cooperate on Crypto-and-Fintech Regulatory Sandbox

    23/03/2021

    A crypto-and-fintech regulatory sandbox will boost innovation and technological advancement in financial services, while also increasing public participation in these markets.

    Taiwan Central Bank Tightens Controls on Property Lending

    23/03/2021

    Taiwan central bank says the measures are aimed at curbing property hoarding and mitigating speculation by highly leveraged borrowers.

    Enforcement

    CBA, ANZ to Settle 2016 Lawsuit Involving BBSW Manipulation

    23/03/2021

    The case was initially launched by two US hedge funds and a US-based derivatives trader, alleging they suffered losses due to bank manipulation of the BBSW.

    Fintech / Regtech

    SFA, Remittance Association to Jointly Strengthen SG Remittance Industry

    22/03/2021

    The SFA Remittance Sub-Committee has been launched to promote the adoption of technologies to strengthen Singapore’s money remittance industry.

    Capital / Liquidity

    CBIRC Probes Reveal 19,900 Shareholder Violations at Rural Banks

    22/03/2021

    Over 70 percent of the violations have so far been resolved; 281 institutions were fined a total CNY 150 million; 711 shareholders were fined CNY 20.4 million.

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