Enforcement

Fintech / Regtech

ACCC Warns of Penalties for Poor Quality Open Banking Data

By Editors | 10/04/2023

Enforcement efforts will be focused on issues involving the quality of product reference data such as incorrect interest rates and missing data.

Enforcement

US Authorities Charge Fintech Founder for Defrauding JPMorgan

By Editors | 10/04/2023

The fintech founder fraudulently induced JPMorgan to acquire her startup in September 2021 by making up data, the SEC said.

Enforcement

US Authorities Fine Microsoft for Export Control, Sanctions Breaches

By Manesh Samtani | 09/04/2023

Microsoft’s Russia-based employees ordered software licenses in the names of parties not on the Entity List, to be used by designated persons.

Enforcement

ICBC Under Probe for Underwriting, Bond Pricing Practices

By Editors | 06/04/2023

The pricing of debt financing instruments underwritten by ICBC “seriously deviated from the reasonable level of the market” and “disturbed the market order”.

AML / KYC

UPDATED – HK Police Charge 10 Suspects for Ramp-and-Dump Activities

By Editors | 06/04/2023

Four of the individuals are alleged to have conspired with some of the individuals who were charged last September to use nominee accounts to corner the shares of two target stocks.

Crypto / Digital Assets

‘Genesis’ Darknet Market Sanctioned and Shuttered by Authorities

By Editors | 06/04/2023

Law enforcement arrested 119 people and conducted 208 property searches in connection with Genesis Market, a criminal marketplace believed to be located in Russia.

Enforcement

UK Steel Traders Jailed for $500m Trade Finance Fraud

By Mark Johnston | 05/04/2023

Three senior executives of Balli Steel were sentenced to prison for using fake documents and contracts to obtain loans.

AML / KYC

China Deepens Financial Sector Corruption Crackdown

By Editors | 05/04/2023

Officials told bankers they should learn lessons from Bank of China chairman Liu Liange, who was recently placed under investigation.

Enforcement

Germany Bans EY for Two Years Over Wirecard Audits

By Editors | 04/04/2023

Germany’s auditor regulator also fined the company €500,000, and five of its current and former auditors between €23,000 and €300,000.