This is the third time the UK has used its #sanctions powers to target individual vessels that undermine sanctions and facilitate Russia’s oil trade. regulationasia.com/uk-issues-sanc…

The #sanctions target 16 Venezuelan officials aligned with Nicolas Maduro for obstructing fair elections and violating the rights of the Venezuelan people. regulationasia.com/us-imposes-san…

.SIFMA says additional rules should only be considered if gaps are identified that existing regulatory and legal frameworks cannot address. #AI regulationasia.com/sifma-calls-fo…

The company’s subsidiary paid bribes to Thai officials to win government contracts and employees at another company to win sales. regulationasia.com/us-firm-deere-…

A set of guidelines will be prepared to assist FIs in preparing for a transition to post-quantum cryptography, drawing from NIST standards. 金融庁 regulationasia.com/japan-to-devel…

The National Police Agency said those who self-report #fraud crimes will be considered for more lenient sentencing as well as monetary rewards. regulationasia.com/korea-offering…

Cooperation between the ICAC and the anti-corruption agencies of Maldives and Indonesia will cover information exchange, training and other collaborations. regulationasia.com/hong-kong-sign…

The FSC will take control of the registration process from local governments. Capital requirements and penalties for violations will also increase. Financial Services Commission - FSC Korea regulationasia.com/korea-unveils-…

PwC’s China unit helped Evergrande’s mainland flagship unit, Hengda Real Estate Group, to overstate its revenue by CNY 564 billion from 2018 to 2020. regulationasia.com/china-fines-pw…

From 2025,  documents issued by ACRA can be authenticated online, reducing the processing time and the need for physical submissions. #Singapore regulationasia.com/singapore-laun…

FINRA warns of threats from data breaches, zero-day vulnerabilities, weather-related outages, and social engineering campaigns. regulationasia.com/finra-warns-of…

The legislation will formally classify crypto, NFTs and certain tokenised assets as property, enabling courts to more effectively handle disputes. regulationasia.com/uk-introduces-…

The office will be responsible for the civil enforcement of certain trade sanctions as they relate to UK services and overseas trade with a UK nexus. regulationasia.com/uk-set-to-laun…

As part of the settlement, eToro is required to delist 102 crypto tokens, leaving only Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ether available to investors. #Crypto regulationasia.com/us-sec-fines-e…

The new #sanctions target media group Rossiya Segodnya and others connected to Russian state media RT and its “malign influence efforts”. regulationasia.com/us-issues-new-…

The framework creates obligations for banks, telcos and tech giants to prevent, detect, report, disrupt, and respond to scams. regulationasia.com/australia-prop…

The sanctions mark the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Jina Amini, who was arrested for “improperly” wearing her hijab and died in custody. #sanctions regulationasia.com/australia-sanc…

Japanese FIs are directed to refer to the IIA’s Global Internal Audit Standards to enhance their internal audit functions, by 1 January 2025. regulationasia.com/japan-fsa-call…

Indonesia’s largest crypto exchange is facing losses of up to $20mn from a hack allegedly perpetrated by a North Korea-affiliated actor. #crypto regulationasia.com/indonesian-cry…

After Qoo10 failed to pay merchants in South Korea, there are reports of payment delays also affecting small vendors in Singapore. regulationasia.com/singapore-prob…