Enforcement

Enforcement

Hong Kong Court Appoints Receivers Over Evergrande Founder's Assets

By Editors | 18/09/2025

The move follows Hui Ka Yan's failure to disclose his worldwide assets, as liquidators also pursue the ex-CEO's holdings.

Securities / Derivatives

India’s CBI Files Supplementary Chargesheet in NSE Co-location Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/09/2025

The chargesheet has named additional brokers and detailed their alleged role in securing preferential access to trading servers.

AML / KYC

Philippines Freezes Assets in Widening Flood Control Corruption Probe

By Editors | 17/09/2025

A court has frozen 135 bank accounts as regulators deploy a new anti-scam law and probe alleged large-scale money laundering through casinos.

Enforcement

Hong Kong SFC Imposes Five Year Ban on Former Citi Executive

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/09/2025

The SFC says Richard Heyes is responsible for a decade of serious internal control failures and dishonest practices in Citigroup Global Markets' Asia equities business.

Capital / Liquidity

Singapore Court Addresses 'Absolute Discretion' in Loan Agreements

By Manesh Samtani | 16/09/2025

A High Court ruling implies a duty of good faith, meaning banks should be able to justify discretionary actions and avoid arbitrary decisions.

AML / KYC

ASEAN Attorneys General Launch Regional Pact on Transnational Crime

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/09/2025

The Sanur Bali Declaration creates a new regional forum to strengthen cooperation against transnational crime, including scams, money laundering and asset smuggling.

AML / KYC

Sri Lanka Police Inaugurates New Bureau to Handle Complex Criminal Cases

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/09/2025

The CCIB will handle complex and high-priority cases such as those involving illegal asset investigations, organised crime, and cybercrime.

Enforcement

ANZ Agrees to A$240m Penalty for ‘Widespread Misconduct’

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/09/2025

ASIC has detailed "grubby" and unconscionable conduct by ANZ in a government bond deal and multiple "disappointing" retail failures.

Fintech / Regtech

Vietnam Investigates Major Cyberattack on National Credit Information Center

By Mark Johnston | 13/09/2025

Regulators launch investigation after hackers claim to have stolen data on most of the population; financial institutions told to review cybersecurity standards.