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ESG / Sustainability
Thai Stock Exchange Launches New ESG Data Platform
By Editors | 05/10/2022
Phase one allows listed companies to submit ESG data to the platform. Phase two will enable the distribution of ESG data to the public domain within the Q2 2023.
Fintech / Regtech
ISDA Nears Completion of Work to Digitise CFTC Reporting Rules
By Editors | 04/10/2022
ISDA working groups are transforming CFTC swap data reporting rules into machine-executable code ahead of implementation on 5 December.
Capital / Liquidity
US Regulators Call for New Laws for Crypto, Stablecoins
By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2022
FSOC report calls for legislation to establish stablecoin regulation, supervisory authority over crypto asset entities, and rulemaking authority over crypto-asset spot markets.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US SEC Fines Celebrity Kim Kardashian for Promoting Crypto
By Editors | 04/10/2022
Kardashian failed to disclose the compensation she received to promote EMAX tokens on Instagram. The case is a warning to other celebrities and influencers.
AML / KYC
FINRA Issues New Penalties Guidance for Rule Violations
By Editors | 03/10/2022
Large firms face penalties with no upper limit if they fail to reasonably monitor for and report suspicious transactions.
AML / KYC
US, UK, Canada, Australia Announce More Russia Sanctions
By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2022
The sanctions are a response to Putin’s attempt to annex four regions of Ukraine, after holding referendums that have been denounced as illegal and coercive.
Enforcement
US SEC Fines Deloitte China Over Audits of US-Listed Companies
By Editors | 02/10/2022
Deloitte China personnel asked certain Chinese clients to select their own samples for testing and prepare their own audit documentation.
Enforcement
US SEC Fines Barclays $361m for Securities Over-issuances
By Editors | 02/10/2022
Barclays did not have controls in place to track offers and sales of securities against the amount of registered offers and sales.
ESG / Sustainability
Fed Plans Climate-risk Pilot for US Banks
By ESG Investor | 02/10/2022
The participating banks are Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo.
AML / KYC
US Sanctions Asia Firms for Facilitating Iranian Oil Sales
By Editors | 01/10/2022
The US designated companies based in China, the UAE, Hong Kong and India. Separately, Canada plans to sanction Iran’s “morality police”.
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