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    Enforcement

    Chinese Court Orders Ratings Firm to Compensate Bond Creditors

    07/01/2021

    The court held Dagong Global Credit Rating, its controller, underwriter, accounting firm, and law firm jointly responsible for defaults by a construction company three years ago.

    Fintech / Regtech

    MAS Announces Completion of Phase One of Veritas Initiative

    06/01/2021

    The first phase of Veritas resulted in the development of a fairness assessment methodology based on the FEAT principles for two use cases.

    AML / KYC

    White House Bans US Transactions With Chinese Payment Apps

    06/01/2021

    White House allies including Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin also reportedly pressured the NYSE to again reverse its decision on delisting Chinese telecom stocks.

    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Announced Further Reduction in Committed Liquidity Facility

    06/01/2021

    If outstanding government securities continue to increase beyond 2021, the CLF may no longer be required in the foreseeable future, APRA says.

    Enforcement

    PBOC Confiscates $3m in Illegal Gains from Credit Bureau

    06/01/2021

    The credit bureau engaged in personal credit business without approval and failed to report senior management changes in a timely manner.

    Securities / Derivatives

    India: IFSCA Becomes IOSCO Associate Member

    06/01/2021

    The IFSCA was established in April 2020 as a unified authority to regulate all financial services in Gift City, India’s international financial services centre.

    ATO Reviews Superannuation Withdrawals for Rule Breaches

    06/01/2021

    The ATO will consider applying penalties for wrongful superannuation withdrawal only in serious cases where an applicant has deliberately applied, knowing they were not eligible.

    Securities / Derivatives

    FTSE Russell to Remove More Chinese Companies from Indexes

    06/01/2021

    The three companies being removed are China United Network Communications, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Nanjing Panda Electronics.

    AML / KYC

    China: Ex-Huarong Chairman Sentenced to Death for Corruption

    06/01/2021

    Convicted on bribery, embezzlement and bigamy charges, Lai Xiaomin will also be deprived of all political rights for life and have all of his personal property confiscated.

    Market Infrastructure

    Hong Kong Set to Implement Group-Wide Supervision for Insurance

    06/01/2021

    Newly gazetted subsidiary legislation will allow the Insurance Authority to set capital, regulatory reporting and public disclosure requirements for insurance groups.

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