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    AML / KYC

    UPDATED: MONEYVAL Publishes Six AML/CFT Progress Reports

    By Editors | 07/05/2024

    Cyprus, Lithuania and Poland were each upgraded on one recommendation.  Croatia was upgraded on seven recommendations.

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    Sanctions

    Russia Expected to Retaliate Against Asset Confiscation

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/05/2024

    Confiscation of Russia’s frozen foreign reserves could result in foreign-owned private assets being seized.

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    AML / KYC

    EBA’s New AML Database Set to Start Receiving Personal Data

    By Editors | 05/05/2024

    EuReCA was launched by the EBA in January 2022, but has so far not yet been able to collect personal data from EU supervisors.

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    Sanctions

    UK Treasury Publishes Additional Guidance on Sanctions

    By Editors | 05/05/2024

    The FAQs cover specific sanctions regimes and countries, licensing, and the Russia oil services ban, among other areas.

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    Sanctions

    UK Issues Further Sanctions Over Settler Violence in West Bank

    By Editors | 05/05/2024

    The UK sanctioned two groups and four individuals for violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    UK Consults on Guidance for New Derivatives Reporting Rules

    By Editors | 04/05/2024

    The consultation seeks feedback on new Q&As and corresponding changes to the UK EMIR validation rules, which take effect from 30 September.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Capital Markets Regulators Committed to Innovating With Tokenisation

    By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2024

    The UK FCA’s Rupert Harrison and Thai SEC’s Kris Tontipiromya discussed their tokenisation work at the recent Digital Assets Asia 2024.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Common Green Fund Rules Remain Distant Dream

    By ESG Investor | 01/05/2024

    Investors call for greater clarity and certainty on regulatory expectations around sustainable finance disclosures.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    New OTC Derivatives Reporting Regime Goes Live in the EU

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/05/2024

    The EU EMIR Refit represents a significant step towards a more robust and transparent derivatives market, DTCC said.

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    AML / KYC

    Message Encryption In Focus for Indian, European Authorities

    By Editors | 29/04/2024

    WhatsApp will leave India if it is required to break encryption. Europol expresses concern with message encryption on Messenger.

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