AML / KYC

US Authorities Impose $505m AML Penalty on Crypto Firm OKX

27/02/2025

The DOJ said OKX did not implement required AML policies, enabling over USD 5 billion in suspicious transactions to flow through its platform.

Securities / Derivatives

US SEC Extends Deadlines for Treasury Clearing Rules

27/02/2025

The move comes after the industry called for more time to make the necessary preparations and operational changes.

ESG / Sustainability

Indonesia Releases V2 of Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

27/02/2025

Version 2 expands the scope to include new sectors and updated criteria. A third version is also in the pipeline.

Enforcement

MAS Imposes Fines on Five Individuals for False Trading

27/02/2025

Joint investigations by MAS and the police found that the group was artificially inflating the share price of Epicentre Holdings in 2019.

Malaysia to Co-invest in SMEs via Crowdfunding, P2P Platforms

27/02/2025

A new fund is being established which will invest in companies via ECF and P2P platforms using a blended financing model.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes to Revise Derivatives Market Rules

27/02/2025

The changes include lower position limits for stock derivatives and stricter eligibility criteria for index derivatives.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Lowers Risk Weights for Bank Loans to NBFCs, Microfinance Loans

27/02/2025

The RBI restored the risk weights applicable to microfinance loans and to bank exposures to NBFCs to pre-November 2023 levels.

Fintech / Regtech

OJK Indonesia Launches New Capital Market Suptech Tool

27/02/2025

The new application uses big data analytics to improve surveillance, monitoring, and analysis in the capital market sector.

Market Infrastructure

RBI Issues Final Guidelines for Forward Contracts in G-Secs

26/02/2025

Effective 2 May 2025, the guidelines establish a regulatory framework for forward contracts in the OTC market involving G-Secs.