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Cryptocurrency
US SEC Close to Settling Probe Against Crypto Firm Kraken
09/02/2023
Commissioner Hester Peirce says the SEC “has not done a good job” in providing regulatory clarity on crypto.

Sustainable Finance
Carbonplace Gets Further Backing from Nine Banks
09/02/2023
The investment will go towards the development of a global carbon credit transaction network that will launch later this year.

Cybersecurity
ION Brings Traders Back Online Following Ransomware Attack
09/02/2023
Exchanges are reporting business as usual, though ION is said to be rebuilding its systems. Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike will validate.

Trading & Investment
HKEX to Support Listings by Nanjing Tech Enterprises
09/02/2023
Nanjing, home to about 18,000 technology enterprises, has become a significant growth centre for new economy industries, HKEX said.

Sustainable Finance
ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Singapore
09/02/2023
The paper considers how sustainability-linked derivatives would be classified and regulated in Singapore.

Trading & Investment
NYSE to Reimburse 60pc of Claims from January Trading Halts
08/02/2023
NYSE clients have been told that losses will be covered for orders posted or routed to NYSE. Loss-making trades triggered on other venues will not be covered.

Anti-Money Laundering
India Orders Ban on Over 200 Betting and Loan Apps
08/02/2023
The move follows several arrests and raids on payment firms last year connected to a probe into money laundering by loan companies said to be controlled by Chinese individuals.

Alternative Markets
Asset Managers Launch Global Trade Finance Working Group
08/02/2023
New working group will work to boost the role of alternative lenders in providing trade finance, at a time when traditional lenders are retrenching.

Sustainable Finance
SEBI Enhances Framework for Green Debt Securities
08/02/2023
Blue bonds, yellow bonds, and transition bonds are added. Disclosure requirements are enhanced. Independent third-party reviewers must be appointed.

Anti-Money Laundering
SFC Fines Jinrui Futures for AML Compliance Failures
08/02/2023
Jinrui Futures is the 5th firm to be fined over the use of software that allowed Mainland investors to trade in Hong Kong without opening a local securities account.
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