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Enforcement
FCA to Ban Ex-Mizuho Traders for Manipulating Italian Bond Futures
By Editors | 11/12/2022
The FCA said the three traders repeated a pattern of “deliberate and intentional market manipulation on a number of occasions and were dishonest.”
Market Infrastructure
EU Commission Proposes New Rules on Clearing, Listing
By Editors | 11/12/2022
EU market participants will have to hold “active accounts” at EU CCPs for clearing certain systemic derivatives. Dual class shares will be introduced.
AML / KYC
Luxembourg Restores Partial Access to Beneficial Owners Register
By Editors | 10/12/2022
Access is being reinstated for journalists and certain professionals that require beneficial ownership information for AML/CFT.
ESG / Sustainability
BOT, UK Government Agree to Cooperate on Sustainable Finance
By Editors | 08/12/2022
The UK and BOT will work together to improve financial inclusion, as well as promote sustainable finance and sustainability-related disclosures in the Thai financial sector.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Europol Issues Recommendations on Crypto-related Money Laundering
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/12/2022
Europol recommends close cooperation between enforcement bodies and crypto providers to curb associated crime and money laundering.
Market Infrastructure
Clearstream to Open Up Access to Korea Treasury Bonds
By Editors | 08/12/2022
The move comes after Korea passed a bill exempting non-residents and foreign corporations from having to pay income and capital gains tax on government bonds.
Enforcement
Swiss Competition Commission Opens Probe Into 34 Banks
By Editors | 07/12/2022
The banks regularly exchanged information about the salaries of certain categories of employees, potentially breaching Switzerland’s antitrust law.
AML / KYC
International Operation Targeting Money Mules Yields 2,500 Arrests
By Editors | 07/12/2022
The operation involved law enforcement agencies in 25 countries including Singapore and Australia, supported by Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and the EBF.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HashKey, SEBA Form Partnership to Drive Digital Assets Adoption
By Editors | 06/12/2022
The groups will collaborate to accelerate the institutional adoption of digital assets in Hong Kong and Switzerland.
Market Infrastructure
LME Defends March Decision to Cancel Nickel Trades
By Mark Johnston | 05/12/2022
The LME said a dozen of its members would have defaulted if it did not cancel the nickel trades in March 2022.
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