Enforcement

Enforcement

ICICI Bank Fined for Failing to Disclose Debt Securities Sale

By Garima Chitkara | 31/03/2018

ICICI Bank sold debt securities from its held-to-maturity portfolio in excess of 5 percent of total value without the necessary disclosure in contravention with RBI rules.

Enforcement

Chinese Government Approves WMP Clampdown

By Editors | 30/03/2018

New rules to reduce leverage, ban guarantees; financial court to be set up in Shanghai will jurisdiction over major legal cases.

Enforcement

Royal Commission Exposes Multiple Lending Practice Failures at Big Four

By Manesh Samtani | 29/03/2018

Public inquiry’s first round of hearings reveals multiple failures at ‘big four’ banks to lend in customers’ best interests.

Enforcement

Australian Bank Conduct Code to be Compulsory

By Editors | 28/03/2018

Code being considered by ASIC will be binding, with self-regulatory body given power to investigate misdemeanours and issue sanctions.

Enforcement

IPO Sponsors Still Deficient, says SFC

By Editors | 27/03/2018

Thematic review details deficiencies in standards of conduct, due diligence practices and internal systems and controls.

Securities / Derivatives

S.Korea to Introduce Mandatory Governance Disclosures

By Garima Chitkara | 26/03/2018

Large listed banks will be required to disclose corporate governance and internal controls starting 2019 based on norms to be released by FSC and KRX.

Enforcement

SSE Re-stocks Disciplinary Arsenal

By Editors | 26/03/2018

New documents give Shanghai exchange greater powers over trading members and investors.

Enforcement

UPDATED – Indian Banks Fall Victim to $342mn in Loan Frauds

By Editors | 23/03/2018

Jewellery chain falsified financial records to obtain 8.24 billion rupees in loans from 14 banks over 10 years; infrastructure firm defrauds 9-bank consortium of 13.94 billion rupees.

Enforcement

SFC Fines UBS Securities for Missing Client Consent Records

By Editors | 23/03/2018

The firm was only able to provide the regulator about half of the client consents for facilitation trades.