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Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
MAS Issues Prohibition Orders Against Two Former Insurance Agents
16/10/2023
The former insurance representatives submitted a claim for a leg injury despite knowing it occurred before the insurance policy application.
Trading & Investment
Singapore, Shanghai to Collaborate on Asset Management
16/10/2023
IMAS and the Asset Management Association of Shanghai will collaborate to advance the development of their asset management industries.
Cryptocurrency
MAS Grants Major Payments Institution Licence to Upbit
16/10/2023
Upbit is South Korea’s largest crypto exchange. The group also has regulated digital asset exchanges in Indonesia and Thailand.
Cryptocurrency
G20 Leaders Adopt IMF-FSB Roadmap on Crypto Assets
16/10/2023
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors called for “swift and coordinated implementation” of the roadmap.
Anti-Money Laundering
Germany’s FIU Head Resigns Over Hidden SAR Backlog – Report
16/10/2023
The government has acknowledged that the FIU did not disclose a backlog of over 100,000 unprocessed suspicious activity reports to the FATF during its last evaluation.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Singapore Data Centre Issue Causes DBS, Citibank Disruptions
16/10/2023
The Saturday disruption was caused by an issue at an Equinix data centre that is used by multiple organisations.
Trading & Investment
Malaysia Unveils Budget 2024, Capital Market Support Measures
16/10/2023
The budget includes additional funding for MyCIF initiatives, tax incentives for the ECF market, and targeted tax exemptions to support capital market fundraising.
Trading & Investment
US SEC Boost Transparency of Short Selling, Securities Lending
16/10/2023
Institutional investment managers will be required to report short positions to the SEC; Companies will have to report securities lending activity to FINRA.
Cybersecurity
UK FCA Fines Equifax £11m Over 2017 Cybersecurity Breach
16/10/2023
The FCA said the 2017 cyber breach against Equifax’s US parent allowed hackers to access the personal data of 13.8 million UK consumers.
Data Privacy
Bhutan Launches Blockchain-based Digital Identity System
16/10/2023
Bhutan has become the first sovereign state to implement a comprehensive decentralised digital identity framework.
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