ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement

Court Orders CBA to Publicise Overcharging Misconduct

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/08/2021

The Federal Court has ordered CBA to publish notices on its website and its newsroom platform under the heading “Notification of Misconduct by CBA”.

Enforcement

SAC Punishes 19 Institutional Investors Over IPO Pricing Violations

By Editors | 16/08/2021

The Securities Association of China and Shanghai Stock Exchange found violations of price-setting rules and procedures for STAR Market IPOs.

Enforcement

Australian Court Orders BOQ to Replace Unfair Contract Terms

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/08/2021

Bank of Queensland has been ordered to replace unfair contract terms in all standard form contracts with small business customers entered into from November 2016.

Securities / Derivatives

FMA Files Suit Against Company Director Over Online Posts

By Editors | 15/08/2021

The CEO of NZX-listed New Talisman Gold Mines made false and misleading representations in an online investor forum without disclosing his involvement with the company.

Enforcement

ASIC to Adopt ‘Reasonable Approach’ to Financial Sector Reforms

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 13/08/2021

ASIC will take a ‘reasonable approach’ to technical or inadvertent breaches, in recognition that six new reforms taking effect in October will present challenges to firms.

AML / KYC

ICAC Charges Company Director for Fraud, Money Laundering

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/08/2021

The director faces charges for defrauding BOCHK into making L/C payments to a supplier and then laundering the proceeds back to his own company.

AML / KYC

BitMEX to Pay $100m in Civil Penalties for US Regulatory Breaches

By Editors | 12/08/2021

BitMEX unlawfully accepted orders and funds from US customers to trade cryptocurrencies and failed to have in place an AML and user verification programme.

AML / KYC

Chinese Nationals Face US Jail For Laundering Drug Money

By Editors | 11/08/2021

Six Chinese nationals face jail for conspiracy to launder money for El Chapo-linked drug cartels, using casinos, front companies, and false passports.

AML / KYC

RBNZ Issues Formal Warning to Westpac for AML Failures

By Editors | 11/08/2021

Westpac failed to report almost 8000 corporate transactions to overseas recipients between July 2018 and February 2019, the RBNZ said.