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Reporting & Disclosures
Taiwan FSC Unveils Plans to Develop ESG Focused Industry Culture
09/03/2022
Investment firms will have to take ESG and climate considerations into account in investment decisions – even for non-ESG-themed fund products and proprietary trades.
Trading & Investment
BOJ Forms Cross-Industry Forum on Interest Rate Benchmarks
09/03/2022
The Forum will facilitate discussions on efforts to enhance the reliability of JPY interest rate benchmarks and practical issues related to the choice and usage of those benchmarks.
PEPs & Sanctions
Australia Sanctions More Russians Over Disinformation Campaign
08/03/2022
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, Future Fund, is reportedly trying to divest AUD 200 million of holdings in Russian companies.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Cambodia Launches New Code of Conduct for Banking & Finance
08/03/2022
Banks and financial institutions will have until the end of this year to improve their systems and policies to ensure compliance with the code.
Payments & Settlements
ASIC Reverses Plans to Extend ePayment Protections to Small Business
08/03/2022
ASIC will publish an updated ePayments Code in April, enhancing some consumer protections and extending those protections to payments made using the NPP.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Philippine SEC Strengthens Director Disqualification Rules
08/03/2022
The rules set out the conditions under which the SEC can disqualify and remove a director, trustee, or officer of a company.
PEPs & Sanctions
Japan to Freeze More Russian Assets, Block More Exports
08/03/2022
Japan has added 32 Russian and Belarusian officials and oligarchs to its sanctions list and will freeze the assets of an additional four banks.
Emerging Prudential Risks
China to Establish Financial Stability Fund to Defuse Risk
08/03/2022
Premier Li Keqiang said at the NPC’s annual meeting that the government will also adopt measures to keep housing prices stable and strengthen financial regulation.
PEPs & Sanctions
S. Korea Imposes Additional Sanctions Against Russia
08/03/2022
The government is also making available KRW 2 trillion in emergency lending support to Korean businesses impacted by the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
IMDA Starts Onboarding Banks to New SMS SenderID Registry
08/03/2022
IMDA has begun onboarding banks and other organisations on the new system, which will prevent spoofed SMS text messages from being sent upfront.
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