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SEBI warns investors off invitation-only WhatsApp tip groups run from overseas numbers
SEBI says fake WhatsApp tip groups use overseas numbers and planted praise to lure investors, three weeks after it made brokers carry its warnings in apps.
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UK and Singapore put tokenisation, agentic AI and 2027 G20 plans at the centre of their 11th dialogue
The 11th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue covered tokenised wholesale markets, agentic AI safeguards, quantum-safe migration and both sides’ 2027 roles.
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PBOC to create a liquidity backstop for bond fund redemptions and study an overnight policy rate
Pan Gongsheng announced a liquidity tool for mass redemptions at non-banks, wider SLF access for foreign banks, and a study of an overnight policy rate.
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Basel Committee ends year-end G-SIB snapshots and moves to averages by 2030
Large banks must report G-SIB indicators as averages over the year by 2030, the Basel Committee says, while the reporting threshold rises to EUR 350bn.
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Hong Kong pushes T+1 settlement to the second half of 2028 after brokers ask for more time
HKEX’s T+1 conclusions move the target from Q4 2027 to 2H 2028, with readiness due by September 2028. The SFC backs the plan and urges firms to start now.
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MAS moves to bring all major and standard payment institutions under FIDReC
MAS proposes that all major and standard payment institutions, and later stablecoin issuers, join FIDReC, ending a six-year gap in dispute resolution.
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FSB finalises 12 sound practices for AI adoption and asks boards to use them
The FSB’s 12 final AI sound practices cover governance and the AI life cycle, as its Chair warns the G20 of AI-linked market and cyber risks.
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HKMA plans a registry of material AI agents under its new “ART” framework for banks
HKMA’s ART framework brings new AI guidance, a training data platform and a planned discussion paper on agentic AI with a registry of material agents.
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Basel review grades Australia, Japan and Korea compliant on the leverage ratio
Basel assessors rated Australia, Japan and Korea compliant on the leverage ratio, but flagged an Australian reporting gap linked to window-dressing.
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SFC freezes up to HK$4.66bn and suspends Baicha shares over suspected IPO rigging
The SFC froze up to HK$4.38bn linked to two suspected IPO-rigging groups, its largest freeze of this kind, and had trading in Baicha shares suspended.
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FSB warns G20 that stablecoin rules across borders remain uncertain or undefined
An FSB note for G20 finance ministers finds cross-border stablecoin oversight immature, with multi-issuer models and data gaps the main concerns.
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MAS confines roadshow selling to commercial venues and drops its ban on mentioning gifts
MAS will require consent before roadshow and cold-call selling and named event supervisors, but has dropped plans for decision windows and gift bans.
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Fed orders American Express to rebuild enterprise-wide anti-money laundering controls
A Federal Reserve consent order gives American Express 90 days to file AML, OFAC and board oversight plans, as the OCC acts separately against its bank.
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China’s NFRA rewrites product rules for property insurers and limits riders
NFRA’s new product development rules for property and casualty insurers ban eight product types, curb add-on riders and take effect on 1 November.
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ADGM’s FSRA proposes a tenfold rise in trading venue fees and automatic late-filing charges
The FSRA plans to raise MTF and OTF application fees from $10,000 to $100,000, charge listed issuers yearly and repeat late-filing fees from January 2027.
