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International
Sanctions
US Treasury Proposes Enhancement to CFIUS Powers
By Editors | 14/04/2024
CFIUS would be able to more easily subpoena and demand information from companies involved in corporate acquisitions, including third parties.
Sanctions
EU Council Approves Law Criminalising Sanctions Violations
By Editors | 14/04/2024
It will be a criminal offence in all member states to help someone bypass a travel ban or trade in sanctioned goods.
Sanctions
LME, CME Barred from Accepting Three Key Russian Metals
By Editors | 12/04/2024
The LME and CME can no longer accept new aluminum, copper, and nickel produced by Russia. Existing stocks are exempt from the ban.
Sanctions
US Adds 11 Entities to Entity List, Including 6 Chinese Firms
By Editors | 12/04/2024
One of the entities was “working as a part of a network” with three Russian firms to procure aerospace components for Iran.
ESG / Sustainability
SBTi Policy Decision Prompts Backlash from Staff, Advisers
By Manesh Samtani | 12/04/2024
SBTi announced its intention to allow the use of carbon credits to tackle Scope 3 emissions. Staff and technical advisers are demanding a reversal of the new policy.
Securities / Derivatives
Industry Collaborates to Test Digital Regulatory Reporting
By Editors | 12/04/2024
The first phase of the collaboration between DTCC and REGnosys will test the ISDA DRR for derivatives reporting in Japan and the EU.
Big Picture
Financial Sector “Highly Exposed” to Cyber Risks, IMF Warns
By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2024
This is the first time the IMF has assessed cybersecurity in its Global Financial Stability Report, which says cyber policy frameworks are “inadequate”.
Securities / Derivatives
SFC Issues Guidance on Offering Hong Kong Funds in UAE
By Mark Johnston | 11/04/2024
The SFC published an information sheet providing guidance on how Hong Kong funds can be offered to investors in the DIFC and the UAE more broadly.
Big Picture
BIS Paper Calls for Global Consistency in Stablecoin Regulation
By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2024
Despite commonalities in the regulatory efforts across jurisdictions, the regulatory landscape remains “diverse and fragmented”, the paper says.
Enforcement
Australian Court Rules on Sanctions Law Breach by Coal Miner
By Editors | 10/04/2024
A Federal Court Justice has ruled that ASX-listed coal miner Tigers Realm Coal breached Australia’s sanctions law.
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