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PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions Four HK Entities for Supporting Iran
By Editors | 05/02/2024
Three of the Hong Kong companies operated as “covert procurement entities” for Iran’s weapons programmes. The fourth sold Iranian commodities to benefit Iran.
PEPs & Sanctions
Oil Price Cap Coalition Issues Alert on Evasion Methods
By Editors | 04/02/2024
The alert includes an overview of key oil price cap evasion methods as well as recommendations for identifying them.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions Iranians Over Cyber Attacks on US Water Plants
By Editors | 03/02/2024
No critical services were disrupted in the attacks, but OFAC said the US is “deeply concerned” about attacks that target critical infrastructures.
PEPs & Sanctions
Binance Faces Lawsuit from Hamas Victims for Facilitating Terrorism
By Editors | 02/02/2024
The lawsuit, which alleges that Binance enabled Hamas to finance the 7 October attacks, also names Iran and Syria as defendants.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Transparency International Releases 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index
By Editors | 01/02/2024
New Zealand and Singapore were the only two APAC countries in the top 10. China and Korea improved their scores over last year.
Data Privacy
EU, Japan Sign Protocol on Cross-border Data Flows
By Editors | 01/02/2024
The protocol provides legal certainty that data flows between the EU and Japan will not be hampered by data localisation requirements.
Tokenisation
New Digital Assets Association Launches in Singapore
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 01/02/2024
The association will engage with regulators on behalf of the digital assets community through a regulatory sub-committee.
Stablecoins
BIS Research Reveals Role of Public Perception in Stablecoin Values
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 31/01/2024
New paper examines how public information shapes coordination risk among stablecoin holders in relation to their beliefs about peg stability.
Reporting & Disclosures
IESBA Proposes Ethics Standards to Improve Sustainability Reporting
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 31/01/2024
The global standard-setting board conducted extensive outreach, including roundtables in Singapore and Sydney last year, for the development of new standards.
Structural Regulation
WFE Announces 2024 Priorities For Exchange and Clearing Industry
By Editors | 31/01/2024
The WFE will focus on corporate governance, reinforcing CCPs, ESG issues, and new tech like crypto and AI.
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