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EU credit institutions can apply preferential risk weights to relevant exposures to entities located in Korea, effectively reducing the capital requirements associated with such exposures.

The Alliance aims to identify and consolidate the fundamental ESG and alternative data firms require to make sustainable investment decisions and positively contribute to the UN SDGs.

Reporting requirements are being eased for investors seeking to exercise shareholder rights in relation to corporate governance, executive pay and dividend policy.

The guidelines set out principles for the use of facial recognition technology in payments, covering user consent and the collection, storage and use of facial data.

On its first day of trading after a 10-month suspension, China Ding Yi Feng has lost 90% of its value, representing HKD 25 billion in lost market value.

MAS and AMBD have committed to new areas of cooperation, including financial sector development, cross-border supervision, crisis management and AML/CFT.

FIs will have to adopt provisions in financial contracts binding counterparties to temporary stays on termination rights that may be imposed by the HKMA during bank resolution.

The CFTC has ordered Propex Derivatives to pay $1mn, comprising restitution, disgorgement, and a civil monetary penalty. The DOJ has also entered a deferred prosecution agreement with the firm.

In 3Q 2019, eight Thai banks and two Hong Kong banks (HSBC and ZA Bank) participated in a THB-HKD cross-border corridor network PoC using a CBDC.

For homes worth more than THB 10 million, first home buyers have to pay a minimum down payment of 10%, compared to 20% earlier.