Enforcement

AML / KYC

AUSTRAC Orders AML/CTF Audit of Mercedes Benz Financial Services

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/05/2025

Almost 90 percent of non-bank lenders and financiers did not report a single suspicious matter to AUSTRAC in 2024.

Enforcement

China Tightens Grip on Strategic Mineral Exports

By Mark Johnston | 15/05/2025

China has vowed to strengthen its control over the supply chains of strategic minerals, aiming to safeguard national security and prevent illegal outflows.

Enforcement

ASIC Sues Macquarie Securities Over Short Sales Reporting

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/05/2025

ASIC has sued Macquarie Securities for, what it claims is, repeated and systemic misleading conduct relating to the failure to report the volume of short sales.

Enforcement

SFC Fines Sino-Rich Securities, Suspends Exec Over Margin Lending Failures

By Editors | 13/05/2025

The SFC said Sino-Rich Securities had inadequate documentation and enforcement of margin lending policies.

Enforcement

Chinese Businessman Arrested in Vietnam Over $165m Fraud

By Editors | 12/05/2025

The businessman was apprehended in Vietnam and handed over to Chinese authorities after having fled China in 2023.

AML / KYC

1MDB: Malaysia Seeks Extradition of Ex-Goldman Banker

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/05/2025

Malaysia has formally requested the US to extradite Tim Leissner, who pleaded guilty in 2018 to US charges linked to the 1MDB corruption scandal.

Enforcement

Top CSRC Official Under Investigation for Corruption

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/05/2025

Wang Jianjun has been serving as CSRC vice-chair since 2021, responsible for overseeing capital markets, financial institutions, and bond regulations.

Enforcement

ICAC Charges Four Audit Staff Over False Accountants’ Reports

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/05/2025

The ICAC said the audit staff defrauded their principal as well as HKEX to secure the listing of a Macao construction firm.

Enforcement

US Settles Credit Suisse Tax Evasion Probe Involving Singapore

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/05/2025

From 2014 to 2023, Credit Suisse’s Singapore branch held over USD 2 billion in undeclared accounts for US taxpayers.