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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    FATF Launches Toolkit to Bolster National Risk Assessments

    By Editors | 29/08/2025

    The new toolkit and updated guidance aim to help countries better identify and combat money laundering and terrorist financing threats.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Net-Zero Banking Alliance Halts Activities After Mass Exodus

    By Editors | 29/08/2025

    The UN-backed climate group, hit by a political backlash in the US, will vote on abandoning its membership model after a wave of high-profile bank departures.

    AML / KYC

    FinCEN Issues Advisory Warning of Chinese Money Laundering Networks

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/08/2025

    FinCEN issues an alert for US banks detailing red flags and typologies used by Chinese money laundering networks to move illicit funds for drug cartels.

    Enforcement

    HK AFRC Fines Deloitte HKD 1.9M in Landmark Mainland China Data Case

    By Editors | 29/08/2025

    The action against Deloitte and two partners, part of a wider crackdown, marks the first case using audit papers obtained via a cross-border pact with China.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HK SFC Fines Deutsche Bank $3 Million for Regulatory Breaches

    By Editors | 29/08/2025

    The fine covers an eight-year period and includes overcharging clients, incorrect risk ratings, and failure to disclose conflicts in research.

    Enforcement

    South Korea to Toughen Penalties Regime for Accounting Fraud

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/08/2025

    Regulators plan to raise company fines 1.5-fold and individual penalties 2.5-fold, strengthen audit-interference sanctions and tighten liability rules.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Draft Virtual Asset Law Awaiting Review in Taiwan Legislative Body

    By Editors | 28/08/2025

    The draft law will establish binding requirements for digital-asset operators and stablecoin issuers. One bank is exploring TWD stablecoin issuance.

    Trending

    Wolfsberg Group Publishes Three-Pillar Framework for Effective Monitoring

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/08/2025

    Wolfsberg is calling on financial institutions to move from legacy transaction screening to AI-enabled models with tailored governance.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Japan FSA Holds Inaugural Meeting of Disclosure Working Group

    By Editors | 27/08/2025

    The working group discussed the proposal to phase in ISSB-based reporting requirements, along with safe harbour rules and changes to the small-offer regime.

    AML / KYC

    FATF Flags Rising Terror Finance Risks via Crypto, Social Media

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/08/2025

    FATF president flags growing use of virtual assets and social media for terror financing, calls for stronger global implementation of CFT rules.

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