AML / KYC

AML / KYC

Indonesia Tightens Forex Reporting Requirements

By Samuel Riding | 02/11/2016

Banks must detail purposes of outbound transfers of more than $100,000.

AML / KYC

Hong Kong Suspicious Transaction Reports Surge

By Samuel Riding | 02/11/2016

Joint Financial Intelligence Unit received nearly 60,000 reports in 1st nine months of 2016.

AML / KYC

Philippines Tightens Rules on Inactive Deposit Accounts

By Samuel Riding | 27/10/2016

Accounts having no transaction within a five-year period are considered dormant

AML / KYC

HK SFC Amends Account Opening Rules

By Samuel Riding | 25/10/2016

Regulator says Code of Conduct requirements are at par with international standards, adds some measures.

AML / KYC

Pakistan Investigating 444 Individuals in Panama, Bahamas Leaks

By Samuel Riding | 24/10/2016

Federal Board of Review asks SBP and SECP for transaction details of local and overseas accounts.

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Philippine Regulator Mulls Interest Rate Cap

By Samuel Riding | 24/10/2016

Informal lenders must define “reasonable” interest rates for consumers

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ASIC Details Enforcement Drive

By Samuel Riding | 21/10/2016

Regulator reveals members and terms of reference for Enforcement Review Task Force

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Taiwan Selects New FSC Chief

By Samuel Riding | 20/10/2016

New chief is Bank of Kaohsiung chairman; former FSC chair quit amid Mega Bank scandal.

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Australia to Launch Banker Remuneration Review

By Samuel Riding | 19/10/2016

APRA says FIs need to ‘better understand and manage their risk cultures’.