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AML / KYC
Singapore Government Publishes New National CTF Strategy
By Editors | 09/10/2022
A national risk assessment found remittance agents and banks to be the most vulnerable. MAS will develop new guidance for both sectors.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Interest Rate Caps Do Not Apply to Bitcoin Loans, Korean Court Rules
By Editors | 09/10/2022
The case involves a loan worth 30 bitcoins with an annual interest rate of 60 percent. Korean law caps interest rates on loans at 24 percent.
ESG / Sustainability
Risk Monitoring Needed for Non-Climate ESG Risks: FSA
By Manesh Samtani | 09/10/2022
Risk practitioners should establish risk monitoring systems that cover sustainability themes beyond climate change, said the FSA’s Satoshi Ikeda.
RBI Directs CICs to Appoint Internal Ombudsman by April 2023
By Editors | 08/10/2022
Clients of regulated entities will have a free alternative dispute resolution for grievances against credit information companies.
Crypto / Digital Assets
CME to Launch New Crypto Reference Rates, Indices
By Editors | 08/10/2022
New reference rates and real-time indices will be introduced for AVAX, FIL and XTZ. The launch will not include tradable futures products.
AML / KYC
LME Considers Banning Russian Metals from Warehouses
By Editors | 08/10/2022
Even without direct sanctions, a significant number of metals consumers are expressing an unwillingness to accept Russian metal in 2023, LME says.
AML / KYC
ACRA Implements Requirements to Disclose Nominees, Controllers
By Editors | 08/10/2022
Local and foreign companies are required to maintain a register of nominee shareholders, and lodge information on their controllers with ACRA.
Enforcement
New Zealand: Conduct Issues Result in Remediation Worth NZ$150m
By Editors | 08/10/2022
Conduct issues in the life insurance and banking sectors resulted in over NZD 43 million and NZD 109 million in customer remediation, respectively.
Securities / Derivatives
IMF Calls on Policymakers to Address Fund Redemption Risks
By Editors | 08/10/2022
Policymakers should provide guidance on how open-ended funds should calibrate swing pricing and similar tools, and monitor their implementation.
Capital / Liquidity
Industry Says BCBS Cryptoasset Treatment is Prohibitive for Banks
By Manesh Samtani | 08/10/2022
The cap on banks’ exposures to cryptoassets should be raised from 1% to 5% of tier 1 capital, and based on net rather than gross exposures. The infrastructure risk add-on should be scrapped.
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