On 12 March 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a press release announcing the launch of its new stablecoin issuer sandbox arrangement...
By means of Resolution No. 87/2024 (“Resolution“), the Secretariat of Commerce (“Secretariat“) established that businesses that operate with purchase, debit or credit cards must...
The FSA revised "Frequently Asked Questions Regarding “Guidelines for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism”"("FAQs") (issued in March 2021, last revision: August 2022), in order...
On February 21, 2024, ARIIZUMI Shigeru, Vice Minister for International Affairs, gave a speech titles “Changing Dynamics - How should regulators respond to new...
On 13 February 2024, the FCA issued a Final Notice to Floris Jakobus Huisamen, the former director and compliance officer of London Capital & Finance plc...
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On 7 February 2024, the European Parliament voted the proposed Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU) (AIFMD) and the UCITS...
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The Financial Regulatory Authority (“FRA”) recently published regulations setting out the requirements for establishment and licensing for companies seeking to offer certain non-banking...
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Discrepancy report – how to react?
Lately, quite a few companies have received so-called discrepancy reports from the German Federal Gazette (“Bundesanzeiger“), the authority...
On 9 January 2024, the Parliament of Singapore passed the Significant Investments Review Bill (“Bill“).
This Bill strengthens the Singapore government’s regulatory toolkit for investments...
Publication of the draft "Cabinet Office Order to Amend the Cabinet Office Order on Definitions Under Article 2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange...
