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    Structural Regulation

    EU Commission Grants Antitrust Approval for UBS-Credit Suisse Merger

    By Editors | 29/05/2023

    The UBS acquisition of Credit Suisse has been approved in the EU, but is being complicated in China by regulatory requirements.

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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    CCP Margin Models Lack Transparency, Predictability – Report

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/05/2023

    New BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO report examines the impact of CCP margin models on market participants in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.

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    Nature & Biodiversity

    Indonesia, Malaysia to Object to EU Deforestation Law

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 26/05/2023

    Indonesia and Malaysia are alleging the EU’s new deforestation law will harm their palm oil industries.

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    Nature & Biodiversity

    SBTN Takes “Integrated Approach” to Nature Targets

    By ESG Investor | 26/05/2023

    The first science-based targets for nature provide corporates with the guidance, methods and tools to thrive in an equitable net zero, nature-positive future.

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    KYC & CDD

    VerifyVASP Becomes First LEI Validation Agent in Crypto Space

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/05/2023

    VerifyVASP will be able to help VASP clients obtain an LEI, which can be used in counterparty due diligence and travel rule compliance.

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    ESG Data

    Climate Action Data Trust Unveils Data Dashboard Prototype

    By Editors | 26/05/2023

    The dashboard currently uses simulated data, but is intended to eventually link, aggregate, and harmonise all major carbon registry data.

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    Sustainable Finance

    IIGCC Outlines Principles for Enhancing Net Zero Benchmarks

    By ESG Investor | 26/05/2023

    New IIGCC working group with Bloomberg, FTSE Russell, MSCI, and S&P Global aims to promote best practices and real-world emissions reductions.

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    Trading & Investment

    EU Commission Unveils Measures to “Empower” Retail Investors

    By Mark Johnston | 25/05/2023

    The measures include better disclosures about investment products and services and a ban on inducements for “execution-only” sales.

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    ESG Data

    PITCH! REGTECH: ESG Data Needs to Be More Accurate 

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 25/05/2023

    Panellists at Regulation Asia’s PITCH! REGTECH conference said RegTech needs to be “creative” to help FIs manage ESG data.

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    Cybersecurity

    Five Eyes Agencies Warn of State Sponsored Cyber Attacks

    By Editors | 25/05/2023

    Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the joint advisory is a “collective disinformation campaign” from the “empire of hacking”.

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