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Enforcement
FSA Bars SMBC Nikko from Block Trades for 3 Months
By Editors | 09/10/2022
SMBC Nikko Securities was also found to have shared confidential information of several corporate clients without their consent with its parent’s banking unit.
AML / KYC
Malaysia Budget 2023 to Tackle Scams, Promote Capital Market
By Editors | 09/10/2022
Budget 2023 includes measures to strengthen the capital market, protect against scams and cyber threats, and drive the ESG and climate change agenda.
AML / KYC
LME Considers Banning Russian Metals from Warehouses
By Editors | 08/10/2022
Even without direct sanctions, a significant number of metals consumers are expressing an unwillingness to accept Russian metal in 2023, LME says.
Securities / Derivatives
IMF Calls on Policymakers to Address Fund Redemption Risks
By Editors | 08/10/2022
Policymakers should provide guidance on how open-ended funds should calibrate swing pricing and similar tools, and monitor their implementation.
Enforcement
HK Court Orders Founder to Buy Shares from Wronged Investors
By Editors | 07/10/2022
The order is the first made to require a listed company executive to buy shares held by other investors “at a price to be determined by the court”.
Securities / Derivatives
China Offers Tax Breaks to Private Pension Participants
By Editors | 07/10/2022
The move is expected to incentivise more FIs to participate in the private pension scheme and improve their products and services to gain market share.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SWIFT Publishes Results of CBDC, Tokenised Asset Experiments
By Editors | 06/10/2022
The experiments show SWIFT can enable central banks to connect their CBDC networks to all other payment systems in the world through a single gateway.
ESG / Sustainability
UK FCA Warns on Green Fund Label Abuse
By ESG Investor | 05/10/2022
FCA Director of ESG Sacha Sadan underlines need for market confidence, highlights importance of investor engagement.
AML / KYC
Singapore Passes Amendments to Business Trusts Act
By Editors | 05/10/2022
Unlisted business trusts will have to obtain and maintain information on the beneficial owners of units, and provide this information to authorities upon request.
Securities / Derivatives
Korea to Relaunch Market Stabilisation Fund This Month
By Editors | 05/10/2022
The stabilisation fund will be worth a reported $7bn and be used to inject money in the local stock market if it continues to fall.
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