Enforcement

    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.

    Enforcement

    RBI Lifts Restrictions on Digital Product Launches at HDFC

    By Editors | 16/03/2022

    The restrictions were imposed in 2020 in response to multiple digital outages that impacted customers. HDFC is India’s largest private bank.

    Enforcement

    CSRC Issues Draft Rules to Enhance Civil Compensation System

    By Darien Choong | 16/03/2022

    The rules will enable aggrieved investors to claim compensation from amounts already paid by securities violators in fines and confiscations.

    AML / KYC

    Tencent Faces Record Penalty Over AML Breaches – Report

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/03/2022

    The breaches involved failures to verify the identities of users and merchants transacting on WeChat Pay, as well as the source of funds for those transactions.

    Enforcement

    SEBI Seizes Records from Market Manipulators in 4 States

    By Editors | 14/03/2022

    Individuals and entities were operating Telegram channels to encourage investors to deal in listed stocks, thereby creating “artificial volume and price rise”.

    AML / KYC

    Singapore Court Imposes 9 Year Jail Sentence for IRAS Fraud

    By Editors | 10/03/2022

    230 companies, mostly dormant and shell companies, were used to submit 400 fraudulent applications claiming tax breaks.

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