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27 February 2024

HEDGE FUNDS: Hedge Funds Are Dumping Tech at the Fastest Pace in Months

Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings report last week has been followed by big outflows from the tech sector among hedge funds as they look to take some chips off the table after piling in ahead of the

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26 February 2024

CHINA: China and EU Banks Forge Ahead with Green and RMB Initiatives

In a world where the economy’s color is increasingly turning green, a recent seminar in Luxembourg has brought to light a burgeoning partnership that could redefine the global financial landscape.

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26 February 2024

HONG KONG: Hong Kong prepares transition finance framework to support development as an international green finance hub

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is preparing a transition finance framework to classify whether activities can help carbon-intensive firms reach net-zero emissions, to support the development

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26 February 2024

AFRICA: Kenya Placed Under Heightened Monitoring For Money Laundery

Kenya was on Friday put on the list of nations that will be under heightened monitoring on how it is countering money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing by the Financial Action

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26 February 2024

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: Antigua & Barbuda’s citizenship program shows promising growth as CEO reveals big changes in 2024

With applications surging at an average growth rate of 14.3% between 2013 and 2023, Antigua & Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment program (CIP) is slated to see a significant increase in application

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26 February 2024

ASIA: South Korea tracks tax evaders’ crypto with new digital system

The South Korean government has introduced a new digital system to track tax evaders’ cryptocurrency transactions. In a bid to crack down on tax evaders, the Gyeonggi tax department in South Korea

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23 February 2024

Carey Olsen and Alter Domus advise Gyrus Capital on €310 million fund

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Friday 23 February, 2024.  Carey Olsen and Alter Domus have advised healthcare and sustainability investment firm Gyrus Capital S.A (“Gyrus”) on the final

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23 February 2024

AFRICA: South Africa Eyes Digital Payments Revolution With Stablecoins And Blockchain Initiatives

Budget Prioritizes Financial Inclusion Through Crypto InnovationSouth Africa has unveiled plans in its 2024 budget to incorporate stablecoins and blockchain technology as part of a strategic shift towards

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23 February 2024

EU: Frankfurt wins bid to host new anti-money laundering authority

The German financial centre beat off competition from eight others as the EU puts the final touches to dirty-money reforms. Frankfurt has won the race to host the EU’s prestigious new anti-money laundering

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23 February 2024

MALTA: FATF lists three key issues Malta must fix to be taken off grey list

Malta must improve its implementation of three key anti-money laundering issues before it can be taken off a global watchdog’s financial crime grey list. The three points form part of an action plan

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