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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
US Fed Tightens Policy on Personal Investments by Staff
02/02/2024
Under the new policy, staff can be directed to submit brokerage and transaction statements to verify financial disclosure accuracy.
Trading & Investment
Pakistan Introduces Electronic Platform for Interbank FX Trades
02/02/2024
The platform provides real time price visibility and features a new electronic matching system for interbank FX trades.
Structural Regulation
EU Agrees on New Listing Act, Multiple-Vote Share Structures
02/02/2024
The Listing Act will make it cheaper and easier for companies to list. Multiple-vote share structures will ensure founders retain sufficient control after listing.
PEPs & Sanctions
Binance Faces Lawsuit from Hamas Victims for Facilitating Terrorism
02/02/2024
The lawsuit, which alleges that Binance enabled Hamas to finance the 7 October attacks, also names Iran and Syria as defendants.
Anti-Money Laundering
SkyCity Agrees to Pay More Than A$70m for AML Breaches
02/02/2024
AUSTRAC launched civil penalty proceedings against SkyCity Adelaide in December 2022. The casino operator just raised its provision for the potential penalty.
Trading & Investment
ASIC Issues New Guidance on Pre-Hedging Practices
02/02/2024
If not carried out in an appropriate manner, pre-hedging can be unfair, unconscionable and result in poor client outcomes, ASIC said.
PEPs & Sanctions
Australia, UK Join US in Imposing New Myanmar Sanctions
02/02/2024
The sanctions come three years after the military coup in Myanmar. Australia and the UK targeted a combined nine entities.
Payments & Settlements
Taiwan QR Mobile Payment Service Now Available in Korea
01/02/2024
Taiwan travelers with electronic wallets linked to any of 13 financial institutions can pay South Korean merchants by scanning their TWQR code.
Credit Risk
China Rolls Out Coordination Mechanism for Real Estate Financing
01/02/2024
Guangxi and Chongqing released “whitelists” of real estate projects that are eligible for financing, with one already receiving a loan from Minsheng Bank.
Structural Regulation
Korea to Tighten Rules to Prevent Misuse of Treasury Stock System
01/02/2024
Listed companies will no longer be allowed to receive allocations of treasury shares from corporate spin-offs.
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