PEPs & Sanctions

Australia Issues New Guidance on Sanctions Compliance

30/01/2025

The ASO also released a Sanctions Compliance Toolkit and a Sanctions Risk Assessment Tool to facilitate compliance with Australian sanctions laws

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Five Indicted in DPRK Remote IT Worker Fraud Case

30/01/2025

The indictment targets five individuals including two US nationals who operated “laptop farms” at their residences

Trading & Investment

Korea Eases Access to Government Bonds for Foreign Investors

30/01/2025

The measures come ahead of the inclusion of South Korean government bonds in the WGBI, starting in November 2025.

PEPs & Sanctions

EU Imposes Cyber Sanctions Against Three Russian Actors

29/01/2025

The individuals listed were responsible for the theft of thousands of confidential documents from Estonia in 2020

Payments & Settlements

China UnionPay to Enable QR Payments Connectivity for Indonesia

29/01/2025

Indonesia is UnionPay’s fourth country-level cross-border QR payment project in the Southeast Asian market after Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan to Enable Retail Investors to Trade in Foreign Bonds

28/01/2025

Securities firms will be able to self-trade in specific foreign bonds so they can provide investors access to lower denomination subscriptions

Structural Regulation

Taiwan FSC Enhances Cross-selling Benefits Among FIs

28/01/2025

Futures brokers and insurance brokers will be allowed to cross-sell financial products, subject to them meeting certain qualifications.

PEPs & Sanctions

UK, Canada Impose Sanctions on Belarus Over “Sham” Election

28/01/2025

The UK and Canada sanctioned those responsible for “human rights violations” and companies that support Russia’s war in Ukraine.

PEPs & Sanctions

Russia Proposes Jail for Disclosure of Sanctions Circumvention Methods

27/01/2025

The draft law reportedly points to websites that disseminate leaked customs data and information in the media about logistics schemes for delivering sanctioned goods.