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Sanctions
US State Dept Publishes Strategy for Countering Wrongful Detentions
16/01/2025
Part of the strategy is the implementation of EO 14078, which authorises sanctions on individuals or entities responsible for or complicit in a wrongful detention.
Fintech / Regtech
KRX Finishes Building Naked Short Selling Detection System
15/01/2025
Connectivity tests have begun with institutional investors. Once these tests are complete, the NSDS will be used on a simulated market.
Fintech / Regtech
Hong Kong Digital Banks Consider Opening Physical Branches
14/01/2025
HKMA said in October that it would allow digital banks to have limited physical branches to help them improve transaction processes and customer experience
Securities / Derivatives
SEC and ThaiBMA Release Updated Sample Bond Terms
14/01/2025
The revision reflects revised regulations on the issuance and offering of bonds and measure to enhance the effectiveness of the bondholders’ representative
Fintech / Regtech
Indonesia OJK Issues New Requirements for P2P Lending & BNPL
14/01/2025
New minimum age and income requirements set for P2P and BNPL borrowers. BNPL providers have to report transaction to the credit bureau
Capital / Liquidity
FSC Korea Includes Crypto Measures in Work Plan for 2025
14/01/2025
The annual work plan also includes measures to support market stability and the real economy, promote innovation in the financial industry, and enhance the capital market.
Securities / Derivatives
TPEx to Streamline Reporting Process for OTC Derivatives
14/01/2025
In the future, trade data will be transmitted to TAIFEX’s CCP in real-time upon trade execution, and simultaneously sent to TPEx’s trade repository
Sanctions
EU Delivers First €3b Tranche of G7 Loan Funds to Ukraine
14/01/2025
The funds will be repaid from the proceeds of Russian assets that have been immobilised in the EU due to sanctions.
Sanctions
Japan Imposes New Round of Russia-related Sanctions
13/01/2025
The measures target individuals and entities in Russia, China, the UAE, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Turkey, and Georgia.
Sanctions
US Imposes “Most Significant Sanctions Yet” on Russia’s Energy Sector
13/01/2025
Treasury targeted 183 vessels and more than 150 entities. The State Department sanctioned nearly 80 entities and individuals.
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