Enforcement

AML / KYC

US Sanctions Holding Companies Backing Myanmar Military

By Editors | 26/03/2021

The new sanctions target the Myanmar military’s control of significant segments of the country’s economy, which is a vital financial lifeline for the military junta.

Enforcement

CBIRC Fines Citic Bank for Failure to Protect Customer Data

By Editors | 25/03/2021

The penalty is likely related to a complaint by a popular comedian that Citic Bank leaked his personal data on the Internet.

Enforcement

CSRC Bans Haitong Securities from Advisory Work for One Year

By Editors | 25/03/2021

The CSRC said Haitong did not effectively control risk in its bond business dealings, which resulted in Yongcheng Coal’s CNY 1 billion default.

Enforcement

SFC Fines GEO Securities for Breaching Licence Conditions

By Editors | 25/03/2021

The firm also did not have effective controls in place for product due diligence, client risk tolerance assessment, and record-keeping.

Enforcement

DOJ to Probe Visa Over Debit Card Routing Practices

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/03/2021

Visa is alleged to have engaged in anti-competitive practices by preventing merchants from routing payments through other card networks.

Capital / Liquidity

RBNZ Orders Westpac NZ to Address Risk Governance Issues

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/03/2021

Westpac’s New Zealand unit breached the RBNZ’s liquidity policy by incorrectly calculating mismatch ratios.

Enforcement

Japan FSA to Inspect Mizuho Over System Failures

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/03/2021

The FSA will consider whether to take disciplinary action such as issuing a business improvement order against the bank.

Crypto / Digital Assets

CFTC Penalises Coinbase for False Reporting, Wash Trading

By Editors | 23/03/2021

The settlement requires Coinbase to pay $6.5mn, and desist from any further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act or CFTC regulations.

Enforcement

Former Fed Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Bank Stress Test Data

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/03/2021

The former employee faces jail time for removing restricted documents from his workstation, including proprietary information used by the Fed to conduct bank stress tests.