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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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