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Under a deferred prosecution agreement, Meng admitted to making material misrepresentations to HSBC regarding Huawei’s operations in Iran.

Binance reportedly has plans to become a licensed financial institution, with a centralised headquarters, to make it easier to work with regulators.

OFAC has designated crypto OTC broker Suex, which operates from Russia, for facilitating transactions involving the proceeds of ransomware payments.

Financial disclosures filed by senior Fed officials showed multiple stock trades in 2020 worth millions of dollars, raising concerns over conflicts of interest.

Project Ion will create an alternative clearance and settlement option for US equity markets that leverages distributed ledger technology.

Cheating in online training tests was found to be widespread within the audit practice. KPMG Australia sanctioned 1,131 individuals.

The investor advisory committee recommended increased enforcement of existing disclosure rules for SPACs, including in relation to the sponsor's role.

Increased scrutiny from US, EU and UK regulators have forced asset managers to review current practices for classifying funds as ESG-focused.

Allianz is facing probes from BaFin, SEC and DOJ, as well as 25 investor lawsuits, over last year's collapse of its Structured Alpha Funds.

BitConnect promised investors lucrative returns through the use of a proprietary trading bot, but investor funds were siphoned off by the company's founder and others.