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Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions New Targets for Helping Hizballah Money Exchanger
By Editors | 02/05/2024
Five individuals and two entities were sanctioned for helping a previously-designated money exchanger to evade sanctions, OFAC said.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Capital Markets Regulators Committed to Innovating With Tokenisation
By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2024
The UK FCA’s Rupert Harrison and Thai SEC’s Kris Tontipiromya discussed their tokenisation work at the recent Digital Assets Asia 2024.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS to Develop AI Solution for Assessing Cyber Resilience
By Editors | 02/05/2024
The solution will be able to collect and analyse data to assess the cyber security and resilience maturity of a country’s financial sector.
Sanctions
US Sanctions Over 280 Targets for Supporting Russia
By Editors | 01/05/2024
The targets include companies in Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, Hong Kong, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, the UAE, and Russia.
ESG / Sustainability
ISSB Publishes Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy
By ESG Investor | 01/05/2024
Use of the taxonomy by companies will enable investors to search, extract and compare sustainability-related financial disclosures.
AML / KYC
Wolfsberg Group Responds to FATF Payment Transparency Consultation
By Manesh Samtani | 01/05/2024
Operators of payment market infrastructures should be brought into the scope of R.16 and ISO 20022 terminology should be adopted.
AML / KYC
US Court Sentences Binance Founder to Four Months Jail
By Editors | 01/05/2024
The sentence was below the three years requested by prosecutors and the 18 month maximum recommended under federal guidelines.
Capital / Liquidity
BCBS Proposes Counterparty Credit Risk Management Guidelines
By Editors | 01/05/2024
The guidelines seek to address weaknesses in CCR management, as demonstrated in the Archegos failure and other recent episodes of NBFI distress.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Russia to Tighten Regulations for Crypto Mining Operations
By Editors | 01/05/2024
Earlier it was reported that Russia was planning to ban private cryptocurrencies outright, but a lawmaker has dispelled this notion.
ESG / Sustainability
Common Green Fund Rules Remain Distant Dream
By ESG Investor | 01/05/2024
Investors call for greater clarity and certainty on regulatory expectations around sustainable finance disclosures.
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