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    Data Privacy

    US Proposes to Ban Chinese, Russian Tech in Vehicles

    By Editors | 26/09/2024

    The move would effectively ban Chinese and Russian vehicles in the US, which has already sharply raised tariffs on imports of Chinese EVs.

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    Tokenisation

    Digital Asset, DTCC Complete Pilot Test on Tokenised US Treasuries

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/09/2024

    Digital Asset, DTCC and other industry project participants executed 100 transactions using tokenised US Treasuries as collateral.

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    Structural Regulation

    Deutsche Börse, Nasdaq Under Scrutiny in EU Antitrust Probe

    By Editors | 25/09/2024

    Deutsche Börse and Nasdaq said they were raided and searched by EU antitrust watchdogs who suspect antitrust rule violations.

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    Liquidity Risk

    BCBS Advances Follow-up Response to 2023 Banking Turmoil

    By Editors | 25/09/2024

    The BCBS has finalised a new report on the lessons learned from the 2023 banking turmoil, focusing on liquidity risk. The report will be published next month.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    World Leaders Pledge to Collectively Act Against Financial Crime

    By Thisanka Siripala | 25/09/2024

    The Pact for the Future, agreed by 143 nations, includes a commitment to ramp up efforts to combat the growing sophistication of financial crime.

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    CBDCs

    HKMA Commences Phase 2 of e-HKD Pilot Programme

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2024

    Over 20 firms were selected to explore innovative use cases for e-HKD and tokenised deposits across three themes.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    New Zealand Sanctions New Russian and Belarusian Targets

    By Editors | 24/09/2024

    The sanctions target the Russian SOE operating Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant and its director general, among others.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Korea Dismantles Mobile Smishing Crime Organisation in Vietnam

    By Editors | 24/09/2024

    Seven key members of the organisation, including the ringleader, were apprehended. Three have since been repatriated to South Korea.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Arrests Russian Man for Illicit Microelectronics Exports

    By Editors | 23/09/2024

    Several Hong Kong companies were used to purchase microelectronics from US distributors and export them to Russia.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    Lebanese Man Pleads Guilty to Sanctions Evasion Conspiracy

    By Editors | 23/09/2024

    The man, designated as a specially designated global terrorist in May 2018, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and agreed to forfeit $830,000.

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