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Crypto / Digital Assets
Korea to Prosecute Unfair Trading Case Involving Virtual Assets
05/11/2024
This is the first case of unfair trading referred for prosecution since the Virtual Asset User Protection Act came into force in July.
Securities / Derivatives
Korea Strengthens Requirement to Disclose Short Position Balances
05/11/2024
The revision requires investors with a net short position balance of 0.01 percent to disclose balances, compared to 0.5 percent previously.
AML / KYC
Crystal Intelligence Highly Commended for Blockchain Analytics & Investigations Solution
05/11/2024
Crystal Intelligence Highly Commended in the Blockchain Analytics & Investigations Solution at the 2024 Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence
Taiwan Raises FX Settlement Limit for Individuals, Enterprises
05/11/2024
The foreign exchange settlement limit was raised from $5mn to $10mn for individuals and from $50mn to $100mn for enterprises.
Press Release
Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024 – Results Announcement
05/11/2024
Regulation Asia held its 7th annual Awards ceremony on 4 November 2024. Here we announce the winners in each category.
Enforcement
Two of Korea’s Largest Financial Groups Facing Regulatory Scrutiny
05/11/2024
The FSS is scrutinising KB Financial Group for its poor management of its Indonesia business, and Woori over organisational culture issues.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Thai SEC Directs Crypto Firms to Report Suspicious Transactions
05/11/2024
The SEC directive is a response to a case involving the alleged use of the USDT stablecoin to launder money.
Enforcement
US SEC Fines JPMorgan Units $151m for Regulatory Violations
05/11/2024
The amount includes $61mn of civil penalties and $90mn of reimbursements to customers, settling five separate enforcement actions brought by the SEC.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Citi and Fidelity International Announce PoC of On-chain MMF
04/11/2024
The solution, a tokenised MMF with an embedded digital FX swap, can “enable faster, seamless management of treasury positions, eliminate delays and improve efficiency”.
AML / KYC
Bank of Singapore Recognised for Use of AI in Fraud and Financial Crime Prevention
04/11/2024
Bank of Singapore’s AI-driven fraud prevention solution was highly commended in the category of Best Use of AI for Fraud and Financial Crime Prevention _by a Ban_k at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024
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