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Malaysia joins digital banking revolution – Bank Negara Malaysia issues Exposure Draft on Licensing Framework for Digital Banks
On 27 December 2019, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) issued an exposure draft on the Licensing Framework for Digital Banks (Exposure Draft). According to BNM, …
Happy New Year – Happy New Money Laundering Regulations
On 20 December 2019, we received a festive treat: the publication of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (the …
Global report on M&A in 2020
We have published our latest global M&A report in which we look at the themes that we expect to see in M&A transactions in 2020. In the report we …
Are you ready to be licensed? MAS issues payment service provider licence application forms
As 2019 draws to a close, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been busy putting the finishing touches on its new regulatory framework for …
Building Operational Resilience: UK regulators launch consultations
** This post was updated on 17 March 2020 to reflect the FCA’s publication of information for firms on Coronavirus (Covid-19) response and …
FCA Deploys Temporary Intervention Powers to Ban Mass Marketing of Mini-Bonds
On 26 November 2019, the FCA announced that it would use its temporary intervention powers to restrict the mass marketing of speculative mini-bonds to …
Casting the regulatory net over virtual assets – HK's SFC finalises new regulatory framework for virtual asset trading platforms
On 6 November 2019, Hong Kong's Security and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a position paper setting out a new regulatory framework for the licensing of …
Crypto assets and the market abuse regulation: Main challenges
First published on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on 31 October 2019. This fourth article of a series on crypto assets considers which crypto …
Hong Kong SFC publishes licensing conditions for virtual asset fund managers
On 4 October 2019, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published proforma terms and conditions which will apply to virtual asset fund managers …
ESMA publishes Report on licensing of FinTech business models
On 12 July, the European and Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Report on the licensing of FinTech business models (the Report) as part of …
Cryptoassets: Personal account dealing policies and procedures
First published on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on 15 July 2019. This third article of a series on cryptoassets focuses on personal account …
A new regulatory regime for peer-to-peer lending
In June, the FCA published its policy statement on crowdfunding platforms (PS19/14). PS19/14 contains two new sets of rules which apply to: (i) …
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