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Enforcement
ACCC Launches Court Proceedings Over Crypto Ads on Facebook
By Editors | 23/03/2022
The ads contained links to fake media articles containing quotes attributed to public figures endorsing cryptocurrency or money-making schemes.
Enforcement
HK Police Arrest 38 Individuals for Covid Loan Fraud
By Editors | 23/03/2022
The individuals set up 53 shell companies and submitted false documents to banks to obtain loans under the government support scheme for Covid hit businesses.
Enforcement
SG Police Charge Two for Disclosing Singpass Login Details
By Editors | 23/03/2022
The Singpass login details were used by scam syndicates to open new bank accounts to launder the proceeds of crime.
Enforcement
MAS Bars Former DBS Wealth Planner for Cheating Clients
By Editors | 20/03/2022
The former DBS Bank wealth planning manager fraudulently deceived clients into transferring SGD 490,000 into his personal bank account.
Enforcement
China Identifies Data Fraud Occurring in Carbon Market
By Darien Choong | 20/03/2022
Data verification firms were found to have tampered with emissions reports, published fake testing data, and fabricated coal samples sent for testing.
AML / KYC
RBI Orders Paytm Payments Bank to Stop Onboarding Clients
By Editors | 19/03/2022
The bank reportedly violated rules by allowing data to flow to servers overseas and did not properly verify thousands of customers.
Enforcement
HKEX Censures Six Directors Over “Unchecked Spending Spree”
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/03/2022
The investment holding company spent over HK$60mn of company money to acquire luxury assets including a HK$24.5mn yacht, a HK$20mn diamond, seven cars, and 57 paintings.
Enforcement
Seoul Court Upholds FSS Reprimand Against Hana Vice Chair
By Editors | 17/03/2022
The court ruled that Hana Financial Group vice chairman Ham Young-joo was responsible for failing to protect retail investors from high risk financial products.
AML / KYC
SFC Fines Emperor Securities, Emperor Futures for AML Breaches
By Editors | 17/03/2022
Emperor processed third party fund transfers without validating the relationships between the clients and the third parties, or the reason for the transfers.
Enforcement
Taiwan FSC Penalises Shin Kong Over Governance, Control Failures
By Editors | 16/03/2022
Shin Kong Financial Holding executives were taking directions from the former group chairman, who was barred in 2020.
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