Markets & Infrastructure

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Austal and Australian Parent Settle US Fraud Charges for $24m

    By Editors | 28/08/2024

    Austal manipulated its financial results to avoid falling short of analyst expectations and mislead shareholders, the SEC and DOJ said.

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    Structural Regulation

    Australia Releases Terms for Banking Competition Review

    By Editors | 28/08/2024

    The review will examine how regulators can enable more proportionate regulation to improve the competitiveness of smaller banks.

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    AI Risk & Governance

    RBI Developing New Unified Platform to Facilitate Lending

    By Ajoy K Das | 28/08/2024

    The so-called “Unified Lending Interface” will provide lenders digital access to customer data from land records and other sources.

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    AI Risk & Governance

    Hong Kong Launches HKUST Institute for Financial Research

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 28/08/2024

    The new research institute aims to address social and economic issues through financial research and technological innovation.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    Google Sues to Prevent Further Asset Seizures by Russia

    By Editors | 28/08/2024

    Court documents have revealed that Russia seized more than $100mn from Google’s Russian bank accounts in 2022.

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    Trading & Investment

    HKEX Appoints Capital Markets Veteran to Drive IPO Activity

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/08/2024

    Former Nomura managing director Johnson Chui will take up a new role at HKEX as Head of Global Issuer Services.

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    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    SC Malaysia Fines Grant Thornton and Audit Partner

    By Nithya Subramanian | 28/08/2024

    The Audit Oversight Board found a Grant Thornton audit partner was involved in the audit of a PIE for more than seven years.

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    Trading & Investment

    Alibaba Converts HK Shares to Gain Stock Connect Inclusion

    By Editors | 28/08/2024

    Inclusion in Stock Connect is expected to provide a boost to Alibaba’s shares as well as the Hong Kong market as a whole.

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    Trading & Investment

    Dalian Exchange Launches Egg, Corn Starch, Live Pig Options

    By Editors | 28/08/2024

    The DCE, which now lists 16 options and 21 futures varieties, said the new contracts will help enterprises with risk management.

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    Supervision & Enforcement

    CFTC Fines BNY Mellon for Swap Reporting Failures

    By Editors | 27/08/2024

    The CFTC said BNY failed to properly report transactions, supervise its swap dealer business, and monitor staff communications.

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