UK FCA Outlines 2025 Priorities: Growth, Consumer Duty, Smarter Oversight and Tackling Crime

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 30, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 25 September 2025, Lucy Castledine, Director of Consumer Investments at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA), set out the regulator’s five-year strategy at the PIMFA Compliance Conference. She confirmed four priorities that will shape the regulatory...

Australia ASIC Warns Financial Advisers of Qualification Deadline Approaching in 2026

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 30, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 30 September 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Australia ASIC) published an update and urged financial advisers, also known as relevant providers, to immediately review and update their information on the Financial Advisers Register (FAR)....

Cayman Islands CIMA Issues AML/CFT Supervisory Circular on Virtual Asset Service Providers

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 29, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 18 September 2025, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) released a Supervisory Information Circular outlining its approach to anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CFT), counter-proliferation financing (CPF), and targeted financial...

Cayman Islands CIMA Appoints Dr. Petr Jakubik as Head of Financial Stability and Statistics Division

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 29, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 17 September 2025, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announced the appointment of Dr. Petr Jakubik as the new Head of its Financial Stability and Statistics Division, effective 3 September 2025. With more than 25 years of international experience in...

Singapore MAS Publishes Technical Report on Quantum-Safe Sandbox for Financial Sector

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 29, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 29 September 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), together with DBS, HSBC, OCBC, UOB, SPTel and SpeQtral, published a technical report on the successful completion of a proof-of-concept (PoC) sandbox evaluating Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) for secure...

United States SEC Publishes Immediate Effectiveness of NYSE Arca Rule Change on 7RCC Spot Bitcoin and Carbon Credit Futures ETF

by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Sep 27, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News

On 26 September 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (United States SEC) published [Release No. 34-104101; File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2025-73] titled “Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Listing and...