Enforcement

    Enforcement

    ASIC Files Australia’s First Criminal Charges Related to Auditing

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 10/06/2021

    The charges against EC Audit and its director allege that the audits of Halifax Investment Services were not conducted in accordance with the relevant standards.

    Enforcement

    Ex-VP of China Orient Asset Management Under Corruption Probe

    By Editors | 10/06/2021

    Hu Xiaogang, a former vice president of China Orient Asset Management, is under investigation for suspected corruption.

    Enforcement

    CBIRC Fines Four Banks for Property Lending Breaches

    By Editors | 09/06/2021

    Postal Savings Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, China Guangfa Bank and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank were fined a combined CNY 5.3 million.

    Enforcement

    Chinese Police Detain Sichuan Trust Boss Over Missing Funds

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/06/2021

    Liu Canglong, who controls companies with a majority stake in Sichuan Trust, is being held by the public security bureau in Chengdu.

    Enforcement

    Philippine Prosecutors File Criminal Complaints Over Wirecard Fraud

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/06/2021

    The criminal complaints accuse respondents of violating banking, cybercrime, and e-commerce laws as well as falsifying commercial documents.

    AML / KYC

    US DOJ Recovers $2.3mn of Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/06/2021

    Investigators were able to track multiple transfers of bitcoin by reviewing the Bitcoin public ledger, and subsequently seized 63.7 bitcoins.

    AML / KYC

    AUSTRAC Launches Fresh Probes into Australian Casinos

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 07/06/2021

    AUSTRAC has launched enforcement investigations into Crown Perth, The Star Sydney and SkyCity Adeliade over their dealings with high-risk customers and PEPs.

    Enforcement

    Hong Kong: Appeals Tribunal Overturns Ban Against UBS Banker

    By Editors | 07/06/2021

    The SFAT concluded that the former UBS banker cannot be held personally responsible for the failings of the China Metal Recycling transaction team.

    Enforcement

    Shenzhen, Guangzhou Order Microfinance Firms to Halt Property Lending

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/06/2021

    Financial authorities in Guangzhou and Shenzhen have ordered microfinance companies to stop providing credit for estate assets and investments.

    Enforcement

    MAS Bans Former Representative Over Forgery Conviction

    By Editors | 04/06/2021

    The former representative deceived online platform OANDA into crediting money into his personal trading account through forged screenshots of a bank transfer.

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