Crypto / Digital Assets

Canton Network Wins Digital Assets Industry Collaboration of the Year

04/11/2024

The Canton Network was awarded the Digital Assets Industry Collaboration of the Year award at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024.

Press Release

ANNA Receives High Commendation for Industry Collaboration on Digital Assets

04/11/2024

ANNA was Highly Commended for its Industry Collaboration on Digital Assets at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024.

Press Release

Meta Alpha Receives High Commendation at 2024 Regulation Asia Awards

04/11/2024

Meta Alpha was Highly Commended in the Boutique Digital Assets Advisory Firm of the Year category at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024.

Press Release

Babel Street Match Platform Recognised as ‘One to Watch’ at 2024 Regulation Asia Awards

04/11/2024

The Babel Street Match platform earned a One to Watch recognition in the Best PEPs & Sanctions Screening Solution category at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024

HKMA Signs MoU With Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund

04/11/2024

The HKMA and PIF will create a $1bn investment fund that will invest in GBA companies that localise in Saudi Arabia.

Securities / Derivatives

BSEC Forms Committee to Explore Move to T+1 Settlement

04/11/2024

A move to T+1 is expected to benefit investors by increasing market liquidity and trading turnover while reducing settlement risk and broker defaults.

Sanctions

US Commerce Dept Fines Chipmaker Over Shipments to China

04/11/2024

The chipmaker shipped semiconductor wafers to a Chinese firm on the Entity List without a licence, due to a data entry error that impacted its transaction screening system.

ESG / Sustainability

Taiwan Launches New “Green and Transition Finance Action Plan”

04/11/2024

Since 2017, the FSC has promoted three “Green Finance Action Plans”. The new plan takes into account the increased focus internationally on transition finance.

Enforcement

Japan FSA Fines Nomura Securities for JGB Futures Manipulation

03/11/2024

Several executives also agreed to a two-month pay cut. It was separately reported that a former Nomura Securities employee was arrested on suspicion of robbery and attempted murder.