ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement

Korea FTC Investigates Securities Firms for Price Fixing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/06/2023

The FTC sent investigators to the offices of Samsung Securities, Meritz Securities, Kiwoom Securities and KB Securities and seized documents.

Enforcement

Singapore Sentences Two Former Wirecard Employees to Jail

By Karen Ng | 21/06/2023

These are the first convictions in the Wirecard scandal that brought down the German payment processor.

Enforcement

SFC Fines Taiping Securities Employee Dealing Control Failures

By Editors | 19/06/2023

Responsible officer had 293 transactions that exceeded the trading limit prescribed for his personal account.

Enforcement

Canada Sanctions Iranian Judges Citing Human Rights Violations

By Mark Johnston | 19/06/2023

Canada says Iran’s Revolutionary Courts are “notorious for issuing death sentences and harsh prison terms following sham trials and based on evidence gathered under torture”.

Enforcement

UK FCA Imposes Restrictions on Odey Asset Management

By Mark Johnston | 19/06/2023

The restrictions are intended to facilitate an orderly breakup of Odey Asset Management, after its founder was accused of sexual misconduct.

Enforcement

APRA Fines OnePath Custodians for Breaching Superannuation Law

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/06/2023

OnePath Custodians failed to direct 125 default member contributions to a MySuper product as required by the law.

Crypto / Digital Assets

US FDIC Orders OKCoin to Stop Advertising Deposit Insurance

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/06/2023

Crypto firm OKCoin is directed to “immediately” remove misleading statements about deposit insurance or face enforcement action.

Enforcement

NYAG Penalises CoinEx $1.8m for Failure to Register

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/06/2023

CoinEx must implement geoblocking to prevent New York IP addresses from accessing its platform.

AML / KYC

US Court Orders Binance to Isolate US Business from Global Operations

By Manesh Samtani | 19/06/2023

The SEC said the “emergency relief” helps ensure that Binance.US customers are protected and their assets remain in the US.