Enforcement

    Enforcement

    Third Individual Jailed in SGX Derivatives Spoofing Case

    By Editors | 29/11/2019

    The former proprietary trading firm director furnished a false statement to SGX Derivatives Trading with the intent of deceiving it about trading activities in futures contracts.

    Enforcement

    CBA’s CommInsure Penalised A$700,000 for Hawking Offences

    By Editors | 29/11/2019

    The penalty follows last week’s guilty plea from CommInsure for conducting insurance sales by phone, where the customers had not requested to be contacted.

    Enforcement

    SEBI Probes Exchanges, Brokers for Failure to Detect Karvy Fraud

    By Editors | 29/11/2019

    An NSE audit found that Karvy Stock Broking pledged 20 million rupees in client securities with various lenders to raise funds for its own use.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CFTC Fines Goldman $1mn for Three Weeks of Missing Phone Records

    By Editors | 28/11/2019

    Goldman’s phone recording hardware failed in January 2014 an went undetected for three weeks, thereby impeding an unrelated CFTC investigation.

    Enforcement

    Korea Progresses Financial Consumer Protection Bill

    By Editors | 28/11/2019

    The bill, approved by the national policy committee, contains six sales regulations to be applied to all financial products and establishes a legal basis for penalising firms in violation.

    Enforcement

    SAFE Penalises JD.com Unit for Illegal Overseas Transfers

    By Editors | 28/11/2019

    The overseas transfers were reportedly used by mainland residents to participate in online gambling sites tied to popular Macau casinos with international licenses.

    AML / KYC

    Mizuho Ordered to Pay Caymans-related Back Taxes and Penalty

    By Editors | 28/11/2019

    The bank is disputing the penalty, saying its Caymans subsidiaries were created for as a special vehicle for fundraising, and not to conceal profits or evade taxes.

    Enforcement

    UK Regulator Penalises Citigroup for Reporting Failures

    By Editors | 28/11/2019

    Citi’s UK failings led to “significant errors” in the firms’ returns, preventing the Prudential Regulation Authority from obtaining an accurate picture of its capital or liquidity position.

    AML / KYC

    Singapore Company Director Jailed for North Korea Trade

    By Editors | 25/11/2019

    The Singapore man was reportedly selling luxury goods to a North Korean shop, shipping the goods via Dalian, and receiving payment via front companies in China and Hong Kong.

    Capital / Liquidity

    RBNZ Sanctions NAB’s Bank of New Zealand for Capital Calculation Errors

    By Editors | 23/11/2019

    Bank of New Zealand is the third of the big four banks in New Zealand to be forced to hold more capital as a result of capital calculation errors.

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