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A Nigerian court fined 21 companies ₦30 million each for operating investment businesses without valid SEC licences. The EFCC said the firms were linked to unlicensed investment activities and were prosecuted under the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020. The ruling highlights stricter enforcement and the need for regulatory compliance in investment and real estate fundraising.
An academic has proposed a dedicated commission to improve governance and integrity in Malaysia's crowdfunding and fundraising sectors. The recommendation responds to regulatory gaps and overlapping responsibilities among existing authorities. The proposal also includes a dedicated Crowdfunding Act to consolidate oversight.
The SEC is set to adjust the accredited investor definition in an open meeting. The change is a regulatory development with direct implications for investment access and crowdfunding participation. No further article details were available because the source page was blocked.
The FCA says it will publish a joint tokenisation roadmap with the Bank of England and consult on safeguarding rules for tokenised investment assets. The speech also highlights questions around ownership, custody, investor protections and market integrity. It frames tokenisation as part of a broader shift in market infrastructure.
The Crowdfunding Professional Association has adopted Presumptive Parity as a new policy plank. The proposal asks the SEC to compare new exempt offering pathways with existing ones and justify any differences. The group says the approach would improve regulatory consistency for regulated investment crowdfunding.
ClearToken has been accepted into the Bank of England’s Digital Securities Sandbox to operate a Digital Securities Depository. The program will let it offer tokenized versions of existing securities, including debt and equity. The launch is expected to support FTSE 350 equities, government debt, and corporate bonds as collateral.
South Korea has increased the investment limit for P2P lending to 50 million won. The change is a regulatory update affecting how much individual investors can place through P2P platforms. The article appears to focus on the policy shift rather than a single platform.
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission plans to introduce a new system for online investment-linked lending next year. The policy would raise self-investment and linked-investment caps, expand investor limits, and ease maturity extensions for borrowers. It also adds disclosure, audit, and closure-protection requirements for P2P firms.
The SEC has issued an Innovation Exemption for tokenized securities, creating a formal regulatory path for digital shares in the US. Industry figures say the order could accelerate adoption by giving firms clearer rules on rights, custody, and trading. The article also cites live tokenized equity activity in Europe and broader expectations for market growth.
The FCA said its rules are not a major barrier to SME access to finance, but it identified wider market frictions affecting smaller firms. It will focus on Consumer Credit Act reform, open finance, and digital verification to reduce duplication in checks. The review also highlights that microbusinesses face the greatest challenges.
The SEC has published an Innovation Exemption that allows tokenized securities to trade on Tokenized Securities Venues. The five-year order gives conditional relief from exchange and dealer definitions and takes effect immediately. It includes limits on access, issuer objections, transparency, and market-integrity requirements.
Indonesia’s P2P lending sector has grown to more than IDR 101 trillion in outstanding debt, but much of the market remains outside effective tax oversight. The article says legal platforms are far outnumbered by illegal ones and argues that cross-border ownership structures complicate enforcement. It also discusses withholding rules, transfer pricing, and proposed tax information sharing with China.
