Europe

    Market Infrastructure

    Clearstream to Open Up Access to Korea Treasury Bonds

    By Editors | 08/12/2022

    The move comes after Korea passed a bill exempting non-residents and foreign corporations from having to pay income and capital gains tax on government bonds.

    Enforcement

    Swiss Competition Commission Opens Probe Into 34 Banks

    By Editors | 07/12/2022

    The banks regularly exchanged information about the salaries of certain categories of employees, potentially breaching Switzerland’s antitrust law.

    AML / KYC

    International Operation Targeting Money Mules Yields 2,500 Arrests

    By Editors | 07/12/2022

    The operation involved law enforcement agencies in 25 countries including Singapore and Australia, supported by Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and the EBF.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    HashKey, SEBA Form Partnership to Drive Digital Assets Adoption

    By Editors | 06/12/2022

    The groups will collaborate to accelerate the institutional adoption of digital assets in Hong Kong and Switzerland.

    Market Infrastructure

    LME Defends March Decision to Cancel Nickel Trades

    By Mark Johnston | 05/12/2022

    The LME said a dozen of its members would have defaulted if it did not cancel the nickel trades in March 2022.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Euroclear to Link Global Investors to Korea Treasury Bonds

    By Editors | 05/12/2022

    Euroclear Bank and Korea Securities Depository will collaborate to provide international investors post trade access to Korea treasury bonds and monetary stabilisation bonds.

    Enforcement

    UK Regulator Fines Barclays Over Non Transparent Card Fees

    By Editors | 04/12/2022

    Barclays was fined by the PSR for failing to give retailers full information about the costs of its card services for three years.

    AML / KYC

    G7 Powers Set to Implement Oil Price Cap on Russian Crude

    By Editors | 04/12/2022

    EU ban on seaborne crude oil imports from Russia to take effect. G7 oil price cap will only insurers to cover vessels carrying Russian crude sold under USD 60.

    Sanctions

    EU Proposes to Use Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine

    By Editors | 04/12/2022

    Frozen Russian assets would be actively managed to generate a “stable and fair net return” to help fund reconstruction efforts in Ukraine.

    AML / KYC

    UK Sanctions 22 Russian Officials for Conscription Efforts

    By Editors | 04/12/2022

    The sanctions target officials who have promoted and enforced the conscription of citizens to fight in Russia’s “illegal war in Ukraine”.

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