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Cryptocurrency
HKMA, SFC Allow Intermediaries to Offer Crypto Services
By Manesh Samtani | 31/01/2022
Authorised institutions and licensed corporations wishing to offer virtual asset dealing services can do so only by partnering with SFC-licensed trading platforms.
Anti-Money Laundering
Europol Outlines Different Ways Criminals Use Cryptocurrency
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/01/2022
A new Europol report highlights that the illicit use of crypto includes “all types of crime that require transfers of monetary value”.
Market Abuse
SFC Fines Citigroup Asia Unit for Client Facilitation Misconduct
By Editors | 28/01/2022
Deceptive practices were deployed at the expense of clients’ best interest and to the detriment of market integrity, said SFC chief Ashley Alder.
Market Abuse
US Court Acquits Deutsche Traders in LIBOR Rigging Case
By Editors | 28/01/2022
Former Deutsche Bank traders Matthew Connolly and Gavin Black were convicted in October 2018. Both have now been acquitted.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
CBIRC Warns Against Marketing Scams in Financial Sector
By Darien Choong | 28/01/2022
The CBIRC warns consumers against marketing scams, illegal fundraising and fraud in the loans and insurance sectors.
Cryptocurrency
OJK Indonesia Bars FIs From Facilitating Crypto Trading
By Editors | 28/01/2022
OJK warns of market fluctuations and other risks, including the existence of crypto investment Ponzi schemes.
Anti-Money Laundering
Taiwan FSC Identifies Crypto ATMs Breaching AML Rules
By Editors | 28/01/2022
Of 16 companies that have reported their AML compliance to the FSC, 13 will be required to make corrections.
Data Privacy
Virtual Banking and Consent-based Data Governance
By Manesh Samtani | 27/01/2022
New BIS paper says consent-based data governance systems with low transaction costs are key to promoting the development of virtual banking worldwide.
Tokenisation
Will 2022 Be the Year of NFT Regulation?
By Javier Tamashiro | 27/01/2022
The jury is still out on how the NFT arena will be regulated, but marketplaces should still be applying a baseline standard of compliance practice, says Javier Tamashiro.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
HK ICAC Charges Three Ex-StanChart Employees For Fraud
By Editors | 27/01/2022
The former relationship managers were among five individuals indicted for conspiring to deceive Japanese investors with false documents.
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