Alun John
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Crypto exchange Binance ropes in former US Treasury criminal investigator
In recent months, Britain, Italy and Hong Kong have said Binance units are not authorised to carry out regulated activity in their markets.
HK bourse head expects flood of listings from Chinese firms after clampdown
Hong Kong ranked third for initial public offerings in the first half of the year.
HK watchdog says Binance not licensed to conduct any regulated activity in the city
Hong Kong is planning to bring legislation requiring all crypto bourses to be licensed.
AIA to acquire 25% stake in China Post Life Insurance for $1.9b
China Post Life is a subsidiary of China's postal service operator, China Post Group Co. Ltd.
China’s crypto currency mining crackdown spreads to Sichuan
Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Yunnan have ordered crackdowns on bitcoin mining.
HSBC exits loss-making US retail banking business as part of Asia pivot
It would retain a small physical presence in the US to serve international affluent and very wealthy clients.
Singapore watchdog CCCS clears LSE’s $27b acquisition of Refinitiv
CCCS has approved the deal provided the bourse continues to offer certain FX benchmarks to rivals.
HK plans to restrict crypto exchanges to professional investors
Dozens of cryptocurrency exchanges operate in Hong Kong, including some of the world's largest.
Toshiba bid to test Japan’s corporate governance regulations
Toshiba's CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani left last week after facing criticism over governance issues.
Citi to hire 300 in HK as it seeks to boost wealth management business
This comes a day after Citi said it would exit consumer banking in 13 markets in Asia and Europe.
