Financial regulators probe DeFi markets
International securities regulator Iosco is setting up a task force to examine the risks and opportunities arising from decentralised finance (DeFI), which it says is quickly evolving to mirror conventional financial markets.
Regis-TR fined €186,000 by Esma for catalogue of reporting failures
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has fined trade repository Regis-TR €186,000 for eight breaches of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
Global AML fine amounts fall as regulators turn their attention to crypto
Source: Kroll
Kroll, the leading provider of data, technology and insights related to risk, governance and growth, has found that whilst anti-money laundering (AML) continues to dominate global financial crime regulation, enforcement activity is slowing as attention turns from banks to other financial institutions.
Feds seize $3.6bn in crypto linked to Bitfinex hack
US authorities have arrested two people and seized $3.6 billion wort of bitcoin in relation to the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.
Major tech antitrust bill advanced by US Senate vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 16-6 this week to advance a major tech competition bill, says CNBC.Heralded by some as legislators’ best chance to meaningfully reform laws around Big Tech, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act would have a considerable impact on firms such as Amazon, Apple, Google - as well as Meta and TikTok.
UK FS regulator takes aim at cloud giants - FT
The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is looking at ways to access more data from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud amid concern about how important the three have become to the financial services sector, according to the Financial Times.
Metro Bank fined £5.4 million for failing in its regulatory reporting governance and controls
Source: Bank of England
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has imposed a financial penalty on Metro Bank plc (Metro Bank) of £5,376,000 for failing to act with due skill, care and diligence in relation to the regulatory reporting of its capital position and for failings in its regulatory reporting governance, controls and investment with respect to its Common Reporting (COREP) returns sent to the PRA between 13 May 2016 to 23 January 2019.
JPMorgan Chase fined $200 million for conducting business on WhatsApp
JPMorgan Chase has received a $125 million penalty from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for allowing Wall Street employees to use apps including WhatsApp to get around US federal record-keeping laws.
