AML / KYC
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Malaysia Joins FATF
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 21, 2016Financial Action Task Force cites country's commitment to action plan after 2015’s mutual evaluation.
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KYC.com Launches Service in HK, Singapore
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 19, 2016HSBC, Morgan Stanley among banks using KYC data, documentation platform.
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Korea Introduces Tax-exempt Savings Account
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 17, 2016Holders of the new account will be able to give banks, brokers permission to make investment decisions.
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Thailand to Amend Alternative Fund Distribution Rules
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 15, 2016Securities regulator aims to make business operation more flexible, enhance competitiveness.
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Inspection Finds Graft Risks, Moral Hazard at CDB, CIC
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 11, 2016China's discipline commission completes two-month review of 21 regulators and institutions.
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Fraud Allegations at Australia’s Commonwealth Bank
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 4, 2016Staff allegedly involved in Ponzi scheme which continued for five years after initial suspicions raised.
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HK, Singapore, Australia Delay UTI Implementation
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia February 2, 2016Regulators to await international standards, delay implementation to early 2017.
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Taiwan to ‘Punish’ Banks for Misselling RMB Forwards
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 28, 2016Citibank and Standard Chartered among nine banks to be censured for inappropriate sales.
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Correspondent Banking KYCC ‘Impossible’ in HK, Singapore – Thomson Reuters
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 27, 2016Both jurisdictions said unlikely to implement FATF recommendations before the end of this decade.
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Trade Finance De-risking Could Face Legal Challenge – Thomson Reuters
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia January 27, 2016Anti-discrimination cases could be brought against banks using AML as 'excuse' to stop dealing with certain sectors, report says.
