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Crypto / Digital Assets
US DOJ Charges Ex-Coinbase Employee for Insider Trading
By Manesh Samtani | 25/07/2022
A former Coinbase employee and two others were charged. The SEC’s parallel action classifies 9 crypto tokens as securities. Coinbase files a petition.
Market Infrastructure
Fed Consults on Default Rules for Legacy LIBOR Contracts
By Editors | 24/07/2022
The rules would implement a law enacted earlier this year that provides a uniform solution for replacing LIBOR references in contracts without adequate fallback provisions.
Enforcement
UK FRC Scrutinises Audit Firms’ Exam Cheating Controls
By Editors | 24/07/2022
The UK Financial Reporting Council asked 7 audit firms to detail the controls that are in place to prevent and detect cheating in professional exams.
AML / KYC
US Recovers Crypto Ransoms Paid by Healthcare Providers
By Editors | 23/07/2022
The FBI seized about USD 500,000 from two crypto accounts that had received ransoms paid by US health care providers to North Korean hackers.
Fintech / Regtech
Philippines: Diokno Directs SEC to Further Digitalise Markets
By Editors | 21/07/2022
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno directed the SEC to use digital technologies to improve monitoring, build investor trust, protect the investing public, and better serve the economy.
Capital / Liquidity
Korea, US Agree to Cooperate to Stabilise Currency Markets
By Editors | 19/07/2022
Korean and US officials have not explicitly agreed to reopen a currency swap line which expired at the end of last year.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US Treasury Consults on Digital Asset Risks and Opportunities
By Editors | 17/07/2022
The request for comment seeks input on the opportunities and risks digital assets may pose to consumers, investors, businesses, and financial markets.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Thailand Refines Rules for Crypto Firms, Issues Draft Rules for Banks
By Manesh Samtani | 15/07/2022
The SEC amended capital requirements and other rules for crypto firms. The BOT issued draft rules for banks dealing in crypto. Two crypto exchanges were penalised.
ESG / Sustainability
Thailand SEC Launches ‘SDG Investor Map’
By Editors | 15/07/2022
The SEC says the SDG Investor Map will promote the capital market as a mechanism for driving Thailand towards the UN SDGs.
ESG / Sustainability
US SEC Overhauls 2020 Proxy Rules
By ESG Investor | 14/07/2022
SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee said the amendments are “bettered tailored” to balance the needs of investors.
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