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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

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Former Chinese Justice Minister Sentenced to Life for $20 Million Bribery Scheme

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Canada: Regulations under the Retail Payment Activities Act to apply to Payment Service Providers published

How the Retail Payment Activities Act and newly-published regulations will impact businesses In brief On 22 November 2023, the finalized regulations enacted under the Retail Payment...

Germany: New Federal Office responsible for sanctions enforcement established

In brief On 11 October 2023 the German Federal Government approved the Financial Crime Prevention Act (Finanzkriminalitätsbekämpfungsgesetz (FKBG)), which shall come into force on 1 January...

United Kingdom: The future of crypto regulation – Treasury provides clarity on the wider regime

In brief Following its February 2023 consultation and call for evidence on a future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, HM Treasury issued its policy...

OFSI Annual Reviews – GOV.UK

Published 14 December 2023 Last updated 14 December 2023 + show all updates 14 December 2023 OFSI has published their Annual Review for the 2022 to 2023 financial year....

Policy Plan for Promoting Japan as a Leading Asset Management Center

December 14, 2023 Financial Services Agency The Government of Japan has published "Policy Plan for Promoting Japan as a Leading Asset Management Center", with the aim...

HSI Los Angeles investigation ends with clothing wholesaler fined for customs fraud and violating US drug trafficking sanctions

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California-based clothing wholesale company was fined $4 million, ordered to pay $6,390,781 in restitution, and placed on probation for...

Citibank NZ issued formal warning under AML/CFT Act

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua has issued a formal warning to Citibank N.A. New Zealand Branch (Citibank NZ) relating...

Investors to sell blocked foreign assets to non-residents

The Bank of Russia stipulated the procedure for interaction between financial market participants enabling Russian investors to sell their blocked foreign securities to non-residents for the funds in their C-type accounts. Investors will...

United Kingdom: Economic Crime Update: Introduction to the Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence and Corporate Criminal Liability Reforms

Jonathan chairs the firm's Financial Institutions Global Industry Group and is a partner in the London Dispute Resolution practice. Jonathan has deep experience in advising...

Yuan exceeds 46% in on-exchange FX market

In November, the yuan’s share increased to 46.2% in trading volumes on the Moscow Exchange from 43.9% in the previous month. The proportion of ‘toxic’ currencies went down from 54.6% to 52.3%. In the over-the-counter market,...

Regional Economy report: growth in consumer activity slows, while price pressures remain high

In October—November, consumer activity growth was more subdued than in the previous months. The expansion of retail lending slowed. Seasonally adjusted monthly price growth edged down in October, though remaining elevated...

Elizaveta Danilova’s speech at press conference on Financial Stability Review for 2023 Q2-Q3

Good afternoon, Today, we are presenting the Financial Stability Review for 2023 Q2—Q3. Over this period, the list of vulnerabilities remained relevant overall. Besides, some of them realised to a certain extent. The Russian economy continued...

FSA Weekly Review No.564 November 30, 2023

November 22, 2023 “Launching Japan’s Impact Consortium” Announced November 22, 2023 Event titled "New NISA x Future Production - About Money, Investment, and the Future (in terms of household...

Companies and banks to remain stable amid higher interest rates

The real and financial sectors of the Russian economy have accumulated sufficient safety cushions, which will enable them to remain financially stable in the conditions of tight monetary policy, according to the findings of the Bank...

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