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Asian regulators are cracking down on cryptocurrency trading as concerns grow over the risks posed to investors. Japan's Financial Services Agency ordered cryptocurrency exchanges Bitstation and FSHO to suspend operations for at least a month when it found that a Bitstation executive had been using customers funds for personal transactions and that FSHO had failed to protect customer funds and details. Coincheck was scrutinised after it lost $530 million of its customers' money due to a hacking attack. The Japanese regulator also fined four other exchanges and ordered them to improve on their internal and operational management.

Global initiatives increasingly focus on promoting sustainable investments. The Luxembourg Stock Exchange is at the forefront

The regulation of virtual currencies poses a number of practical questions

The PRC is progressively introducing a series of measures to ease restrictions on foreign investment

Tackling money laundering is a new area of focus for the UK financial regulator. New enforcement tools could help it in that mission

Chairman Giancarlo released the white paper at the Isda AGM in Miami, outlining five steps that will simplify the regulatory process

London Block Exchange chief executive says EU regulation is a positive for the sector

Droves of new rules twinned with seemingly unending political uncertainty are deterring both debt and equity issuers from listing in Europe, instead gravitating towards Asia or New York. High yield, medium term note programmes and IPOs are especially affected as first-time issuers opt for the path of least resistance

In-house counsel and stock exchange sources reveal the workarounds third-country firms have found to Mifid II's exhaustive and onerous transparency obligations. From dealing exclusively with Asian subsidiaries of EU firms to making the most of Esma's 2017 venue equivalence admission for shares, trading footprints are changing

IFLR takes a peek at the changes that have been occurring in Chinese outbound investment patterns and how target markets are adapting