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AML / KYC
BNM Fines Two MSB Licensees for Sanctions Screening Gaps
By Editors | 04/05/2025
Merchantrade Asia and JAGS Money failed to update their sanctions databases promptly. Both have since taken remedial measures.
Enforcement
Land Bank of Taiwan Penalised for Embezzlement by Ex-Employee
By Editors | 04/05/2025
A janitor was collecting fees for water and electricity from tenants at Land Bank of Taiwan’s premises and then embezzled the funds for more than 7 years.
Enforcement
Korea FSS to Commence Inspections of Asset Managers in Mid-May
By Editors | 04/05/2025
The on-site inspections are expected to focus on the appropriateness of collateral assets, credit risk, fees for synthetic ETFs, and arrangements with liquidity providers.
Enforcement
NZ High Court Orders Westpac to Pay Penalty for Misleading Customers
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/05/2025
Westpac was fined for failing to deliver contractually agreed discounts to over 20,000 customers, a breach of the FMCA’s fair dealing provisions.
AML / KYC
FinCEN Moves to Cut Off Cambodia’s Huione Group from US Financial System
By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2025
FinCEN said Huione Group laundered over $4 billion in illicit funds linked to North Korean cyber heists and cryptocurrency scams across Southeast Asia.
Enforcement
Korea Launches Amnesty Programme for Financial Crime Offenders
By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2025
Authorities have offered leniency to those who voluntarily turn themselves in or report accomplices, with rewards of up to KRW 100 million for tips leading to arrests.
Enforcement
RBI Approves Interim Leadership Committee for IndusInd Bank
By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2025
The interim executive committee was formed after the abrupt exit of CEO Sumant Kathpalia, who resigned amid controversy over misreported derivative trades.
Enforcement
ASX Outlines CHESS Resourcing Plan in Response to RBA Rebuke
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/05/2025
ASX has committed to a series of actions to further strengthen its resourcing arrangements for the maintenance and support of CHESS.
Enforcement
SEBI Imposes Trading Ban on Patel Wealth Advisors Over Spoofing
By Nithya Subramanian | 01/05/2025
Interim order restrains Patel Wealth Advisors and its directors from accessing the securities market, citing systematic spoofing practices that generated unlawful gains.
Enforcement
FSS Korea Probes Illegal Short Selling by Smaller Investment Firms
By Nithya Subramanian | 01/05/2025
The FSS is looking into illegal short selling practices by smaller domestic and foreign firms that occurred before the November 2023 ban.
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