ENFORCEMENT

    Enforcement

    Australian Court Orders Penalty Against NAB Over Introducer Programme

    By Editors | 19/10/2020

    The penalty was discounted due to NAB’s cooperation with ASIC and its admissions that it contravened the law by using unlicenced home loan referrers.

    Enforcement

    ASIC, Volkswagen Financial Services Settle Responsible Lending Case

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/10/2020

    Volkswagen Financial Services Australia will provide remediation worth an estimated A$4.7mn to approximately 1,800 loan consumers.

    Enforcement

    FSS Korea to Launch Probe Into Samsung Securities

    By Editors | 18/10/2020

    Samsung Securities allegedly intervened to secure support from shareholders of a Samsung entity for a 2015 merger while also acting as adviser to the other party in the transaction.

    Enforcement

    Hong Kong: CMBC Capital, Directors Penalised for Late Disclosure

    By Editors | 18/10/2020

    CMBC Capital did not make information about significant improvement in the company’s financial performance public in a timely manner.

    AML / KYC

    Global Tax Evasion Probe Targets Euro Capital Bank, Puerto Rico

    By Manesh Samtani | 18/10/2020

    Euro Pacific Bank, founded in 2017 by Peter Schiff and Mark Anderson, is said to be used by up to 400 Australian nationals, about 100 of which are considered “high-risk”.

    Enforcement

    US Considers Adding Ant Group to Trade Blacklist – Report

    By Editors | 15/10/2020

    US officials reportedly fear the Chinese government could access sensitive banking data belonging to future US users of the Alipay payment app.

    AML / KYC

    HKAA Sanctions Mark Formal Warning to Global Banks

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/10/2020

    International financial institutions conducting ‘significant transactions’ with the ten sanctioned individuals could face secondary sanctions.

    AML / KYC

    AUSTRAC Decides Against Afterpay Regulatory Action

    By Editors | 15/10/2020

    Afterpay has uplifted its AML/CTF compliance framework and financial crime function, and completed all remediation necessary to ensure compliance.

    Enforcement

    RegTech Asia 2020: Sanctions & PEPs Screening

    By Editors | 13/10/2020

    What role do data and technology play in protecting financial institutions from exposure to the risks associated with sanctions and PEPs?

    AML / KYC

    US Justice Dept Publishes Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework

    By Editors | 13/10/2020

    The framework provides a detailed threat overview, cataloging the three categories into which most illicit uses of cryptocurrency typically fall.

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