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Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Singapore Proposes Mandatory SMS Sender Registration to Combat Scams
By Darien Choong | 18/08/2022
IMDA proposes a transition period from October until the end of this year to give organisations time to register their sender IDs.
PEPs & Sanctions
LME Bans Russian Nickel From UK Warehouse Facilities
By Editors | 18/08/2022
Higher duties on Russian metals imposed as part of a sanctions package have now been extended to nickel.
Anti-Money Laundering
India Freezes Crypto Exchange Assets in Money Laundering Probe
By Mark Johnston | 18/08/2022
India’s Enforcement Directorate has frozen funds belonging to three crypto firms including the Indian arm of crypto lender Vauld.
Market Abuse
Korea FSS Targets Illegal Short Selling, FX Transactions
By Editors | 17/08/2022
October inspections will focus on firms with high volumes of short selling transactions. Probe into crypto-related FX transactions still underway.
PEPs & Sanctions
China Sanctions Taiwanese Politicians Over Official US Visit
By Editors | 17/08/2022
China’s sanctions targets include Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the US, five lawmakers and an activist.
Trading & Investment
Moscow Reopens Bond Market to ‘Friendly’ Nations
By Manesh Samtani | 17/08/2022
Investors from “unfriendly” countries remain subject to capital controls banning them from selling or collecting payments on Russian securities.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
HK Exchange Censures Ping An Securities, Two Former Directors
By Editors | 16/08/2022
The two former executive directors of Ping An Securities caused losses to the company through unapproved loans and asset disposals.
Anti-Money Laundering
Three Associated with Tornado Cash Allegedly Arrested
By Manesh Samtani | 16/08/2022
Dutch authorities arrested a software developer of crypto mixer Tornado Cash last week. Two others were reportedly arrested in the US and Estonia.
Market Abuse
SEBI Issues Framework to Curb Inadvertent Insider Trading
By Editors | 15/08/2022
Company insiders would have their trading automatically restricted while they are in possession of unpublished price sensitive information.
Market Abuse
Two JPM Traders Convicted on Spoofing Charges
By Editors | 15/08/2022
The two former traders were convicted of attempted price manipulation, spoofing, commodities fraud, and wire fraud following a three-week jury trial.
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