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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Korea FSS to Target Bank Governance in 2023 Workplan
09/02/2023
Among the key tasks in the workplan, the FSS will work to strengthen governance structures, compensation systems, and internal control capabilities of banks.

Supervision & Enforcement
ASIC to Restructure to Enable Faster Enforcement Decisions
09/02/2023
ASIC will streamline its business groups and reduce the number of divisions to make its enforcement approach more strategic and free up funding for technology investments.

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.
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