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Enforcement
US Sanctions Nasdaq Listed Company, Other ‘Corrupt’ Actors
By Manesh Samtani | 12/12/2022
The sanctions were connected to illegal fishing. The US, UK and Australia also sanctioned dozens of others in recognition of International Anti-Corruption Day and Human Rights Day.
Enforcement
SEBI Warns Against Misuse of Whistleblower Policy
By Editors | 11/12/2022
A SEBI official said many whistleblower complaints are frivolous, mischievous or aimed at settling personal scores.
Enforcement
FCA to Ban Ex-Mizuho Traders for Manipulating Italian Bond Futures
By Editors | 11/12/2022
The FCA said the three traders repeated a pattern of “deliberate and intentional market manipulation on a number of occasions and were dishonest.”
Enforcement
US Authorities Fine NYSE-Listed ABB for South Africa Bribes
By Mark Johnston | 10/12/2022
The action was coordinated among US, South African and Swiss authorities. ABB also paid bribery related fines in 2004 and 2010.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US Probes FTX Founder for Suspected Terra Manipulation
By Editors | 09/12/2022
Prosecutors are reportedly looking into whether Sam Bankman-Fried manipulated the prices of TerraUSD and Luna to benefit entities he controlled.
Enforcement
Philippines Jails Former Bankers for Creating False Loans
By Editors | 08/12/2022
Former chief operating officer and former compliance officer of now-defunct Orani Rural Bank created fictitious loans by falsifying documents.
Enforcement
MAS Bans Former UOB, OCBC Representative for 15 Years
By Editors | 08/12/2022
The former representative deceived seven customers into transferring S$2mn to his personal bank accounts by promoting fictitious fixed deposits and other investment products.
AML / KYC
AUSTRAC Launches Federal Court Proceedings Against SkyCity
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/12/2022
The proceedings against SkyCity are the third AUSTRAC has brought against casino operators, after similar cases were launched against Star and Crown casino entities.
AML / KYC
Japan Lawmakers Approve Revisions to Anti Financial Crime Laws
By Editors | 07/12/2022
The revisions will allow Japanese authorities to criminally punish crypto firms that do not comply with the Travel Rule.
Enforcement
Swiss Competition Commission Opens Probe Into 34 Banks
By Editors | 07/12/2022
The banks regularly exchanged information about the salaries of certain categories of employees, potentially breaching Switzerland’s antitrust law.
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