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Capital Adequacy
CSRC Proposes to Relax Capital Rules for Securities Firms
07/11/2023
The proposal adjusts the way securities firms calculate risk weightings, effectively reducing their capital requirements and allowing them to deploy more funds into the capital market.

PEPs & Sanctions
US Government Tells Banks to Watch for Signs of Export Controls Evasion
07/11/2023
Latest BIS-FinCEN alert introduces a new filing code for suspicious activity reports related to suspected export controls evasion.

PEPs & Sanctions
New OFAC Settlement Highlights Compliance for E-Commerce
07/11/2023
The US Treasury Department said a US-based online rewards company failed to identify transactions involving persons in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, and Syria.

Clearing & Post-Trade
CFTC to Allow Brokers Greater Flexibility to Invest Client Funds
06/11/2023
FCMs and DCOs will be able to invest client funds in foreign sovereign debt and certain short-term US Treasury ETFs.

Trading & Investment
Philippine Stock Exchange Debuts Short Selling – Report
06/11/2023
A total of 52 stocks and one ETF are available for short-selling. The PSE first proposed to allow short-selling in 1996.

Emerging Prudential Risks
FSOC Revamps Oversight Framework for Non-Bank Sector
06/11/2023
The changes will make it easier for the FSOC to designate a non-bank as systemically importance, and speed up its ability to respond to risks.

Reporting & Disclosures
HKEX Postpones Enhancements to Climate Disclosure Framework
06/11/2023
HKEX said it intends for its requirements to take into account the ISSB adoption guide, which won’t be finalised until year-end.

PEPs & Sanctions
US Commerce Department Fines Manufacturer for Aiding Israeli Boycott
05/11/2023
The US-based manufacturer admitted to violating the US Antiboycott Regulations by certifying that shipments to the Middle East did not contain Israeli-origin goods.

PEPs & Sanctions
US Sanctions Russian National for Laundering Funds for Wealthy Clients
05/11/2023
Ekaterina Zhdanova allegedly helped wealthy clients evade sanctions and move money internationally using crypto and other channels.

Credit Risk
Korea Proposes Measures to Help Financial Firms Expand Overseas
05/11/2023
Financial companies within a holding group will be allowed to extend an additional credit to overseas subsidiaries.
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