Enforcement

Enforcement

MAS Imposes Five-Year Ban on Former Nech Capital Trader

By Mark Johnston | 25/09/2024

The former trader executed trades between Nech Capital’s accounts and those of his relatives, causing losses to his employer.

Enforcement

SFC Imposes Six Month Ban on Former Goldman Trader

By Mark Johnston | 25/09/2024

The former trader tried to dishonestly conceal a trade execution error, in breach of the Code of Conduct.

Enforcement

US Regulators Impose Record-keeping Penalties on 13 More Firms

By Manesh Samtani | 25/09/2024

The SEC fined broker-dealers and investment advisers a combined $88mn. The CFTC fined two firms a total $32mn.

Enforcement

SFC Suspends Ever-Long Securities Director for Sponsor Failures

By Mark Johnston | 25/09/2024

The SFC said the former RO breached the Code of Conduct and failed to exercise due skill, care, and diligence in sponsor work.

Enforcement

MAS Suspends Qoo10 Payment Services Over Merchant Complaints

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/09/2024

MAS ordered the suspension after Qoo10 failed to demonstrate that it had the necessary resources to fulfill its payment obligations.

Enforcement

Korea Dismantles Mobile Smishing Crime Organisation in Vietnam

By Editors | 24/09/2024

Seven key members of the organisation, including the ringleader, were apprehended. Three have since been repatriated to South Korea.

Sanctions

US Arrests Russian Man for Illicit Microelectronics Exports

By Editors | 23/09/2024

Several Hong Kong companies were used to purchase microelectronics from US distributors and export them to Russia.

ESG / Sustainability

New Zealand FMA Calls for Better Ethical Investment Disclosures

By Thisanka Siripala | 23/09/2024

The FMA will take regulatory action if fund managers make misleading claims about the ethical or environmental impacts of investment products.

Sanctions

Lebanese Man Pleads Guilty to Sanctions Evasion Conspiracy

By Editors | 23/09/2024

The man, designated as a specially designated global terrorist in May 2018, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and agreed to forfeit $830,000.