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Market Abuse
UPDATED – HK Police Charge 10 Suspects for Ramp-and-Dump Activities
06/04/2023
Four of the individuals are alleged to have conspired with some of the individuals who were charged last September to use nominee accounts to corner the shares of two target stocks.
Structural Regulation
Malaysia Issues 2nd Consultation on New Consumer Credit Act
06/04/2023
The new consultation paper covers licensing, financial, governance and conduct requirements for unregulated credit services including BNPL providers.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
‘Genesis’ Darknet Market Sanctioned and Shuttered by Authorities
06/04/2023
Law enforcement arrested 119 people and conducted 208 property searches in connection with Genesis Market, a criminal marketplace believed to be located in Russia.
Cryptocurrency
UPDATED – Binance Faces Added Regulatory Pressures Amid CFTC Charges
05/04/2023
Dubai’s VARA is asking Binance for more information. ASIC is meanwhile reviewing Binance’s Australia derivatives business and has cancelled its licence.
Trading & Investment
FDIC Retains BlackRock Unit to Sell SVB, Signature Bank Securities
05/04/2023
The FDIC retained BlackRock Financial Market Advisory to sell about $114bn in securities. Signature Bank loans still in receivership will be marketed “later this summer”.
Structural Regulation
Industry Bodies Say EU BMR Presents ‘Cliff-edge Risks’
05/04/2023
Industry bodies say only benchmarks designated as systemically important should be in scope of BMR for mandatory compliance.
Market Data & Technology
JPX Launches Paid Data Service for Retail Investors
05/04/2023
The paid version of the J-Quants API includes datasets that were “highly requested” by users of the beta service.
Cryptocurrency
Four Crypto Platforms Directed to Stop Offering Services in Japan
05/04/2023
Bybit, MEXC Global, Bitforex, and Bitget were warned against offering services to Japanese residents without registration.
Reporting & Disclosures
ISSB to Prioritise Climate in Phased Implementation of New Standards
05/04/2023
Only in the second year of using the ISSB Standards will companies need to provide full reporting on sustainability-related risks and opportunities beyond climate.
Structural Regulation
Australia Proposes Revised Tax Model for Superannuation
05/04/2023
The proposed model will increase the tax rate for earnings from superannuation balances that exceed A$3mn.
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