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Data Privacy
China to Interlink All Credit Reporting Systems Nationwide
17/10/2022
The PBOC will establish connectivity between all credit reporting systems and platforms nationwide, so data on each economic entity can be combined into a single “credit file”.
Trading & Investment
Philippine SEC Authorises Country’s First Corporate Debt Vehicle
17/10/2022
The fund will exclusively invest in debt securities such as bonds, notes, commercial paper, debentures, and other evidence of indebtedness.
Structural Regulation
SEBI Issues Framework for Dealing with CRA Licence Cancellations
17/10/2022
The new framework comes after SEBI for the first time cancelled the licence of a CRA, Brickwork Ratings India, and ordered it to wind down its operations within six months.
Sustainable Finance
ABS Launches Sustainability Guidelines for Private Banking
17/10/2022
A common industry training benchmark has also been established to help upskill private banking relationship managers in the area of sustainability.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan: 12 Fund Managers Selected to Receive Policy Concessions
17/10/2022
Ten foreign fund managers and two investment trust companies will receive preferential treatment for one year.
Market Abuse
Hong Kong Court Convicts Former Fulbright Securities AE
17/10/2022
The former account executive, banned for life in 2017, pleaded guilty to employing a fraudulent scheme involving securities transactions in eight stocks.
Anti-Money Laundering
FCA Fines UK Challenger Bank for Weak AML Controls
17/10/2022
Gatehouse Bank failed to perform appropriate checks on customers based in high-risk countries and customers that were classified as PEPs.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Thailand Creates Working Group to Tackle Social Media Scams
16/10/2022
Facebook accounts will be tracked and websites will be blocked if they are found to be promoting fraudulent investment schemes or raising funds illegally.
Cryptocurrency
China Blocks 13 Crypto Apps Found to be Locally Accessible
16/10/2022
13 mobile apps for crypto trading that were still accessible in China have been removed from app stores at the direction of a Beijing court.
Resolution & Recovery
RBI Revises Rules for Asset Reconstruction Companies
16/10/2022
Under the new framework, ARCs can act as resolution applicants under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
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