Europe

Sanctions

Australia, UK Join Allies in Targeting DPRK-Russia Arms Trade

By Editors | 18/05/2024

Australia targeted six entities while the UK targeted three companies and one individual for their involvement in North Korea-Russia arms trade.

Fintech / Regtech

StanChart Completes First EUR Transactions on Partior

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/05/2024

The bank completed the transactions between Hong Kong and Singapore involving Siemens and iFAST Financial.

ESG / Sustainability

ESMA Issues Fund Naming Guidance to Combat Greenwashing

By ESG Investor | 16/05/2024

The guidelines establish harmonised criteria for the use of ESG and sustainability terms in fund names.

Sanctions

OFAC Sanctions Four Targets Over Sanctions Evasion Scheme

By Editors | 15/05/2024

The targets were involved in a scheme to disguise the ownership of shares to facilitate divestment by a sanctioned Russian oligarch.

Securities / Derivatives

FCA Offers Recommendations on Avoiding Surveillance Failures

By Manesh Samtani | 14/05/2024

The FCA says failures of market abuse surveillance are often caused by faulty implementation, bugs, and incomplete data ingestion.

Fintech / Regtech

China, France Commit to Jointly Address AI Risks

By Editors | 10/05/2024

The two countries jointly commit to promoting safe, secure, and reliable AI systems for the “common good”.

Sanctions

EU Ambassadors Agree on Use of Frozen Russian Assets

By Editors | 10/05/2024

90% of the interest generated from the frozen Russian state assets will be used for military aid for Ukraine.

Enforcement

FCA Defends Proposal to Name Firms Under Investigation

By Editors | 09/05/2024

The government, lawmakers and industry worry that the ‘name and shame’ approach will harm the market and individual companies.

Crypto / Digital Assets

EBA Publishes MiCA Standards for Stablecoin Authorisation

By Editors | 09/05/2024

New standards also set out the information that must be submitted for acquisitions in issuers of asset-referenced tokens.