Enforcement

Enforcement

SEBI Targets Insider Trading with Informant Reward Mechanism

By Editors | 22/08/2019

Whistleblowers will be eligible for rewards up to $139,000 and, if culpable themselves, for amnesty or settlement with SEBI.

AML / KYC

Australia Introduces Bill to Criminalise Cash Payments Over A$10,000

By Editors | 22/08/2019

Under the proposed law, Australians would face up to two years’ jail and A$25,200 in fines if cash transactions between business and individuals exceed A$10,000.

Enforcement

Former NAB Branch Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud

By Editors | 22/08/2019

The former branch manager has already received a permanent ban from ASIC for making false and misleading statements to NAB in relation to 24 home loan applications.

Enforcement

CSRC Fines Four Individuals for Spreading False News

By Editors | 22/08/2019

The individuals, including a news editor, were fined for spreading ‘fabricated’ news that the CSRC blames for stock market declines in late January.

Enforcement

HK Court Orders Confiscation of HK$1.46m from Former UBS Exec

By Editors | 21/08/2019

The case relates to the 2017 conviction of a former UBS associate director for accepting over HK$1.4mn in bribes from a Shenzhen-based client.

Enforcement

ASIC to Initiate Legal Proceedings Against Banks Within “Weeks”

By Editors | 20/08/2019

In addition to the 13 referrals from the royal commission, ASIC has been investigating “three times as many” case studies with a view to initiating legal proceedings in the new few weeks.

Enforcement

Unauthorised New Zealand Adviser Faces Lengthy Jail Term

By Editors | 20/08/2019

A New Zealand court has reportedly convicted an unauthorised financial adviser of 38 charges relating to a long-running fraud which funded a lavish lifestyle of private jets and jewellery.

Enforcement

SFC, ICAC Formalise Cooperation Arrangement with MoU

By Editors | 20/08/2019

The MoU covers case referrals, joint investigations, the exchange and use of information, mutual provision of investigative assistance, and capacity building.

Market Infrastructure

Australia Accelerates Post Royal Commission Reform

By Editors | 20/08/2019

Under the government’s implementation roadmap, close to 90% of its remaining commitments will be implemented by mid-2020, and legislation for the rest will be introduced by end-2020.