ENFORCEMENT

AML / KYC

Reputation and Personal Accountability: The Wider Impact of AML/CTF Breaches

By Nathan Lynch | 15/07/2025

Experts say holding executives personally accountable is the key to managing the deep reputational and operational fallout from AML/CTF failures.

Enforcement

Singapore Penalises Law Firms Over Role in Money Laundering Case

By Editors | 15/07/2025

MinLaw has fined two firms and referred one lawyer for disciplinary action as part of a wider crackdown on professional enablers.

AML / KYC

India Probes Binance Over Suspected Illicit Crypto Flows From Pakistan

By Editors | 15/07/2025

Regulators are scrutinising private wallets amid concerns over terror financing, with a focus on transactions in the Kashmir region.

Enforcement

Bangladesh Court Sends Former Janata Bank Chair to Jail in Loan Scam Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/07/2025

Economist Abul Barkat has been jailed as part of an ongoing investigation into embezzlement by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Securities / Derivatives

Jane Street Deposits $567 Million in Escrow to Lift India Ban

By Editors | 15/07/2025

Jane Street has complied with a key part of a regulatory order amid a manipulation probe and is requesting a reversal of its market ban.

Enforcement

Bangladesh Court Orders Freeze on Singapore Assets in Billion-Dollar Probe

By Mark Johnston | 14/07/2025

A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of dozens of bank accounts and corporate shares in Singapore linked to Mohammad Saiful Alam and his family.

Enforcement

SEBI Penalises Former Exec of Axis Asset Management Company

By Mark Johnston | 12/07/2025

The former executive was found to have recommended specific stocks to relatives that closely resembled trades executed by Axis Mutual Fund.

Enforcement

Indian Court Dismisses Xiaomi’s Plea Against ED Action in FEMA Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/07/2025

The Madras High court has allowed adjudication proceedings to continue, saying its interference in the case would be premature.

Enforcement

Australian Court Dismisses Appeal By Unlicensed Lenders

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/07/2025

Cigno Australia and BSF Solutions were found to have charged over AUD 70 million in fees on AUD 34 million in loans through an unlawful model in a case brought by ASIC.