All posts tagged "Treasury"
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611AML / KYCUS Imposes Fresh Russia Sanctions, G7 Pledges to Block Gold Trades
The G7 and EU will prohibit gold-related transactions involving Russia and ramp up monitoring and information sharing to prevent Russian sanctions evasion.
March 25, 2022 -
648AML / KYCRussia Promises to Contain Economic Fallout from Sanctions
Australia bans alumina exports to Russia. India is working on a rupee-ruble trade arrangement that would allow it to continue buying Russian energy.
March 21, 2022 -
314Australia & NZAustralia Releases Terms of Reference for Quality of Advice Review
The review presents will assess how the regulatory framework for financial advice could deliver better outcomes for consumers.
March 18, 2022 -
729Australia & NZAustralian Regulators Call for Action to Regulate Crypto Sector
The RBA's Philip Lowe, ASIC's Joe Longo and APRA's Wayne Byres are calling additional regulation to protect consumers from risks associated with the crypto sector.
March 18, 2022 -
493AML / KYCUS Treasury, DOJ Launch Global Task Force to Target Russian Assets
FinCEN is meanwhile taking steps to boost cooperation with the FIUs of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the UK , and the Netherlands.
March 17, 2022 -
477Crypto / Digital Assets
US Treasury Forms Educational Subgroup on Digital Assets
The new subgroup will develop educational materials to help consumers make informed decisions about digital assets.
March 17, 2022 -
419Australia & NZAustralia: Senator Calls on Govt to Accelerate Work on Crypto Regulation
Senator Andrew Bragg said the government should hire experts to permanently work on crypto regulation within a dedicated unit of Treasury.
March 15, 2022 -
467Australia & NZRBNZ to Gradually Unwind QE Programme Starting in July
Rather than sell bonds back into the secondary market, the RBNZ will sell them to the Treasury at a pace of NZD 5 billion each fiscal year.
February 25, 2022 -
953Australia & NZAPRA Commences Initiative to Modernise Prudential Architecture
APRA says there will be a need for innovation in regulation and new rules, including to address how crypto-assets are treated for prudential purposes.
February 2, 2022 -
784AML / KYC
OFAC Sanctions Ukrainian Nationals Identified as “FSB Pawns”
The action is separate from the "broad range of high impact measures" the US and its allies may impose if Russia invades Ukraine.
January 24, 2022
