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Enforcement
US SEC Fines Barclays $361m for Securities Over-issuances
By Editors | 02/10/2022
Barclays did not have controls in place to track offers and sales of securities against the amount of registered offers and sales.
AML / KYC
HKMA Publishes Initial Observations from AMLab Series
By Manesh Samtani | 02/10/2022
The HKMA plans to run a network analytics-themed AMLab again later this year to give more banks an opportunity to take part.
ESG / Sustainability
FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on Voluntary Carbon Markets
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/10/2022
The spotlight review details the key challenges of VCMs and offers recommendations to help in their transition into a mature asset class.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Modifies Rules on Daily Price Limits for Commodity Futures
By Editors | 02/10/2022
Exchanges may relax the daily price limit in “exceptional circumstance” to resolve price differences between local and overseas markets.
Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Grants BSE Final Approval to Launch Gold Trading
By Editors | 02/10/2022
BSE has already conducted mock trading sessions for its members in a test environment to enable trading in electronic gold receipts.
ESG / Sustainability
Fed Plans Climate-risk Pilot for US Banks
By ESG Investor | 02/10/2022
The participating banks are Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SWIFT, Chainlink Working on Blockchain Interoperability POC
By Editors | 02/10/2022
Chainlink’s open-source cross-chain interoperability protocol will enable SWIFT messages to instruct on-chain token transfers.
Market Infrastructure
RBA Expresses Concerns Over CHESS System Delays in ASX Assessment
By Editors | 02/10/2022
ASX recorded a “strike” against the adoption of its remuneration report, which included a A$1.2mn bonus for former CEO Dominic Stevens despite the CHESS replacement delay.
Capital / Liquidity
EBA Considers Assessing Climate in Regular Bank Stress Tests
By Editors | 02/10/2022
The EBA has kicked off high level discussions on how to incorporate climate risks in regular stress tests that take place every two years.
ESG / Sustainability
China Designates 18 ‘Gatekeepers’ for Green Bond Market
By Darien Choong | 02/10/2022
The 18 firms, which include PwC, EY and Morningstar’s China units, will be responsible for evaluating and certifying green bonds and help to prevent greenwashing.
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