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KYC & CDD
CSRC Fines Securities Firm Over Client Records Management
By Editors | 29/03/2022
Shenwan Hongyuan Securities failed to appropriately manage its online investment advisory business on Ant Group’s wealth management app.
Tokenisation
Alibaba, Tencent Tighten Platform Rules Governing NFTs – Report
By Darien Choong | 29/03/2022
NFTs in China are sold in yuan rather than crypto, do not use public decentralised blockchains, and cannot be resold after purchase.
PEPs & Sanctions
US, Australia Impose Sanctions Over DPRK Missile Tests
By Manesh Samtani | 28/03/2022
The sanctions were imposed against Russian and North Korean entities and individuals over missile tests on 27 February, 5 March and 24 March.
Market Abuse
China Listed Companies Directed to Improve Financial Reporting
By Darien Choong | 27/03/2022
Listed companies are asked to improve the effectiveness of their financial reporting controls and the quality of their accounting information.
Anti-Money Laundering
EBA Outlines AML/CFT Challenges Faced by EU Supervisors
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 27/03/2022
In a new report, the EBA outlines findings from its second round of assessment of the approaches AML/CFT supervisors are using in the banking sector.
Cryptocurrency
OECD Proposes Tax Reporting Framework for Crypto-assets
By Editors | 27/03/2022
The framework would require intermediaries to identify their customers and their tax jurisdictions, and then report their aggregate transaction values annually.
Market Abuse
SEBI Probes Investment Banks Over Possible Insider Trades
By Editors | 27/03/2022
SEBI’s new AI-based surveillance systems have detected possible insider trades by related parties of investment bankers.
DeFi & Web3
IOSCO Forms New Task Force Targeting DeFi Regulation
By Manesh Samtani | 26/03/2022
The task force, chaired by MAS assistant managing director Tuang Lee Lim, will help coordinate policy action to address the risks in DeFi.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Imposes Fresh Russia Sanctions, G7 Pledges to Block Gold Trades
By Manesh Samtani | 25/03/2022
The G7 and EU will prohibit gold-related transactions involving Russia and ramp up monitoring and information sharing to prevent Russian sanctions evasion.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
SFC Sets Out Expectations on Managing BEC Risk
By Manesh Samtani | 24/03/2022
Most successful business email compromise frauds occurred because LCs did not check or verify the identities of email senders or they ignored red flags.
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