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Sustainable Finance
Mizuho to Help Bring Climate Impact X to Japan
28/11/2023
Mizuho Financial Group will invest in Climate Impact X to help it enhance its platform and expand into the Japanese market.
Trading & Investment
Thai Bourse to Study Benefits of Programme Trading – Report
28/11/2023
The SEC asked the SET to study the use of trading programmes and high-frequency trading and submit the results to the regulator.
Structural Regulation
Beijing Bourse Blocks Stock Sales by Major Shareholders
28/11/2023
Major shareholders are required to make a public filing before selling shares, but the BSE has been rejecting those filings to prevent stock sales.
Trading & Investment
SET, SGX to Add More Stocks to Depositary Receipts Linkage
28/11/2023
The first three Thai stocks listed depositary receipts on SGX in May. One SGX stock, Singapore Airlines, has so far listed DRs in Thailand.
CBDCs
StanChart Becomes First Foreign Bank to Join e-CNY Pilot
28/11/2023
Under the CBDC pilot programme, the bank will explore cross-border merchant payments, trade financing and supply chain financing.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Singapore Banks to Roll Out “Money-locking” Anti-Scam Measure
28/11/2023
‘Locked up’ funds will remain safe, even if the customer’s mobile devices or bank account login credentials fall into the wrong hands.
Climate Risk
HKEX Targets Carbon Neutrality in 2024, Net Zero by 2040
28/11/2023
HKEX will achieve carbon neutrality by 2024 by expanding its carbon offsetting policy, and net zero by 2040 by cutting its scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions.
Anti-Money Laundering
13 FIUs Establish Task Force to Disrupt Terrorist Financing
28/11/2023
The FIUs including FinCEN, UKFIU, AUSTRAC, and NZFIU established the task force last month but is publicly recognising its formation now.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
HK Police Arrest 30 in Connection with Alleged JPEX Fraud
28/11/2023
A total 66 individuals have now been arrested, though they have not yet been charged and have all been released on bail pending investigation.
Emerging Prudential Risks
FSB Publishes 2023 List of Global Systemically Important Banks
28/11/2023
The FSB added Bank of Communications to the G-SIBs list and removed Credit Suisse and UniCredit. Three banks moved to a higher capital buffer bucket.
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