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Financial Crime
Market Abuse
Japan SESC Seeks Penalty for HFT Firm Quadeye
By Editors | 04/04/2024
The SESC said Quadeye used “fraudulent means” to engage in high speed trading in TSE-listed stocks.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Removes Former VTB Bank Subsidiary from Sanctions List
By Editors | 04/04/2024
German authorities took control of VTB’s European subsidiary in 2022. The Russian parent was unable to exercise its rights due to sanctions.
PEPs & Sanctions
More of Central Asia Stops Accepting Russian Mir Cards
By Editors | 04/04/2024
Kyrgyzstan’s national payments operator, and banks in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, have stopped accepting Mir cards due to sanctions concerns.
Supervision & Enforcement
China NFRA Issues New Administrative Punishment Framework
By Editors | 04/04/2024
The framework seeks to ensure punishments are strict and achieve deterrence effects, but also fair, reasonable, and commensurate with rule violations.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Korea Probe Targets KRX, Brokers Over Suspected IPO Fraud
By Editors | 03/04/2024
The FSS conducted a search and seizure operation at NH Investment & Securities, Korea Investment & Securities and KRX last month.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Lawmakers Propose Four New Anti-China Bills
By Editors | 03/04/2024
One bill would prevent index funds from investing in Chinese companies. Another would require listed companies to disclose their “China risks”.
PEPs & Sanctions
BVI Government to Establish Dedicated Sanctions Unit
By Editors | 03/04/2024
The new unit is being established with UK support to help ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of sanctions.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Urges Korea to Restrict Technology Exports to China
By Editors | 03/04/2024
The US has asked South Korea to restrict the flow of equipment and technologies for making high-end logic and memory chips to China.
Supervision & Enforcement
Hong Kong Insurance Authority Signs Collaboration MoU with HKPF
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/04/2024
The Insurance Authority and Hong Kong Police Force will collaborate on case referrals, joint investigations and capacity building.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Singapore to Implement Vulnerable Customer Safeguards in H2 2025
By Nithya Subramanian | 03/04/2024
Lawrence Wong said MAS aims to issue revised standards by Q4 2024, for implementation by the industry no later than H2 2025.
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