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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
ASIC Issues Update on Compensation Paid for Non-compliant Advice
05/08/2021
Australia’s 6 largest FIs have paid over A$1.86 billion to compensate customers for fees-for-no-service misconduct and non-compliant advice.
Sustainable Finance
FIs Team Up to Accelerate Coal Plant Closures in APAC
05/08/2021
Prudential, Citi, HSBC, and BlackRock are reportedly working on a plan to buy out coal-fired plants and wind them down early.
Supervision & Enforcement
CBIRC Orders Trust Companies to Divest Non-financial Subsidiaries
05/08/2021
Trust companies can retain just one non-financial subsidiary whose business covers investment management or asset management. The remaining subsidiaries must be liquidated.
Payments & Settlements
SEBI Asks RTAs to Build Common Platform for Fund Investors
05/08/2021
SEBI has asked India’s two RTAs, KFinTech and CAMS, to develop a new dedicated platform for investors to transact in mutual funds.
Supervision & Enforcement
CBIRC Fines Trust Company for ‘Major’ Regulatory Violations
05/08/2021
The trust company was fined CNY 5.66 million for risk control failures, mismanagement of its trust schemes, and other “serious” breaches.
Climate Risk
Malaysia Forms Group to Support Climate Taxonomy Adoption
05/08/2021
12 members of Malaysia’s Joint Committee on Climate Change have committed to early adoption of the taxonomy, ahead of the July 2022 deadline.
Structural Regulation
Australia Launches Inquiry into Stock Ownership by Large Funds
04/08/2021
The government is said to be concerned about the growing influence of super funds as large shareholders of ASX listed companies.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Singapore Police Charge Daughter of Hin Leong Founder
04/08/2021
Lim Huey Ching instructed a Hin Leong employee to ensure deleted items could not be recovered and to permanently dispose of server backups.
Cryptocurrency
Korean Crypto Exchanges Start to Close Amid Regulatory Pressure
04/08/2021
Up to 11 cryptocurrency exchanges in Korea are planning to shut down after their deposit accounts were linked to fraudulent activities.
Clearing & Post-Trade
CSRC Grants QFI Custodian Licence to BNP Paribas
04/08/2021
The licence will allow BNP Paribas to work with foreign institutional investors to facilitate their access to China’s equities and bond markets.
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