Enforcement

    Enforcement

    CBIRC Penalises Anxin Trust $2mn for Misappropriating Assets

    By Editors | 09/04/2020

    The misappropriation involved the transfer of assets from trust products to company shareholders, and the illegal use of assets to make payments for other products, among other purposes.

    Enforcement

    S. Korea: Covid-19 Loans Exempted From Misconduct Sanctions

    By Editors | 09/04/2020

    Financial services workers delivering emergency support funds to businesses in need will be exempt from misconduct sanctions.

    Enforcement

    UPDATED – ASIC Commences Legal Proceedings For False Advertising

    By Editors | 09/04/2020

    ASIC alleges that companies in the Mayfair 101 Group promoted debenture products to wholesale investors using phrasing that falsely implied they were comparable to bank term deposits.

    Enforcement

    Australia: 10yr Jail Term Imposed for Superannuation Misappropriation

    By Editors | 08/04/2020

    The director of a group of companies used A$1.2mn from self-managed superannuation funds intended for property investments to “fund a lavish lifestyle”.

    Enforcement

    RBI to Establish New Banking Fraud Oversight Division

    By Editors | 08/04/2020

    The initiative has reportedly been sped up in response to recent frauds at Yes Bank and Punjab National Bank.

    AML / KYC

    OFSI Fines Standard Chartered $25m for Sanctions Breaches

    By Editors | 07/04/2020

    Standard Chartered made a series of loans to a Turkish private bank, which at the time was almost wholly owned by Sberbank, a sanctioned Russian bank.

    Enforcement

    SFC Fines HSBC Units for Cash Management Failures at Funds

    By Editors | 07/04/2020

    The identified concerns have all since been rectified, and the two units have agreed to pay over $430,000 into the affected funds, on top of a $451,000 fine from the SFC.

    Enforcement

    US Court Reverses 2017 Dismissal of Rate Rigging Suit Against Banks

    By Editors | 07/04/2020

    The decision effectively revives a suit by a group of investment funds against major banks over their alleged manipulation of yen LIBOR and euroyen TIBOR between 2006 and 2011.

    AML / KYC

    Singapore: Suspect Arrested in Covid-19 Money Laundering Case

    By Editors | 06/04/2020

    Quick intervention by seven banks allowed enabled the recovery of more than 60% of the amount scammed in the fraudulent sale of surgical masks and hand sanitisers.

    AML / KYC

    Tiger Brokers NZ, Six Others Get Formal Warning for AML Failures

    By Editors | 06/04/2020

    A public warning was issued to NZX-accredited Tiger Brokers, and six additional private warnings unnamed businesses or individuals.

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