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Anti-Money Laundering
UK Environment Agency Launches Economic Crime Unit
06/02/2024
The unit will boost the Environment Agency’s efforts to tackle money laundering and carry out financial investigations in the waste sector.
PEPs & Sanctions
Iran Reported to Have Used UK Banks for Sanctions Evasion
06/02/2024
Iran allegedly used front companies in the UK to conceal real ownership and receive funds at accounts at two of the UK’s largest banks.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Unseals Charges Against Iranian Oil Trafficking Network
05/02/2024
Nine individuals were charged over the illicit sale of Iranian oil to government-linked buyers in Russia, Syria and China.
Credit Risk
PBOC Fines Six Rating Agencies, Including Unit of S&P Global
05/02/2024
The agencies were found to have shortcomings in their rating business processes, violating independence requirements and breaching consistency principles.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
HK, SG Take Down 139 Servers in INTERPOL Cybercrime Operation
05/02/2024
Operation Synergia, launched in response to the growing threat of transnational cybercrime, involved more than 50 participating countries.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Multinational Firm Scammed by Deepfake Tech in Hong Kong
05/02/2024
A finance worker was duped in a video call by a deepfake version of his company’s CFO to transfer HKD 200 million.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions Four HK Entities for Supporting Iran
05/02/2024
Three of the Hong Kong companies operated as “covert procurement entities” for Iran’s weapons programmes. The fourth sold Iranian commodities to benefit Iran.
PEPs & Sanctions
Oil Price Cap Coalition Issues Alert on Evasion Methods
04/02/2024
The alert includes an overview of key oil price cap evasion methods as well as recommendations for identifying them.
Cryptocurrency
Crypto lender Genesis Agrees to $21m Settlement with US SEC
04/02/2024
Genesis will only have to pay the fine if it can fully repay customers and other claims in its bankruptcy, including general unsecured claims.
PEPs & Sanctions
Taiwan Tightens Controls on Machine Tool Exports to Russia
04/02/2024
The penalty for first-time illegal exports to Russia has been increased and Russian company “I Machine Technology” was added to Taiwan’s entity list.
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