Enforcement

    Enforcement

    Australian Court Orders Penalty Against CBA for Overcharged Interest

    By Editors | 10/04/2021

    CBA was ordered to pay A$7mn for a systems error that resulted in over 1,500 customers being charged a higher interest rate on overdraft accounts.

    Enforcement

    Malaysian Court Orders Restitution for 2009 Investment Scheme

    By Editors | 10/04/2021

    The Securities Commission had filed a civil suit against RBTR Asset Management and five others in 2009 for misleading investors.

    AML / KYC

    Sydney Court Jails Man for Cryptocurrency Money Laundering

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/04/2021

    The man used other people’s identities to set up accounts with a cryptocurrency provider, which he used to withdraw stolen bitcoin.

    Enforcement

    Indian Court Lifts Freeze Order on ByteDance Bank Accounts

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 08/04/2021

    ByteDance is required to deposit around $10.6mn in a state-run bank, the amount tax authorities claim the company owes.

    Enforcement

    NH Investment Asked to Fully Compensate Optimus Investors

    By Editors | 08/04/2021

    An FSS arbitration panel has advised NH Investment to pay full compensation to two investors for failing to properly explain the risks of Optimus funds.

    Enforcement

    US Court Dismisses Collusion Case Against 10 Global Banks

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/04/2021

    The judge dismissed a case against 10 banks alleging manipulation of the US Treasuries market due to a lack of evidence of a conspiracy.

    Enforcement

    Ex-Shanghai Clearing House Chief Charged With Corruption

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/04/2021

    Xu Zhen was charged with corruption and bribery for violating rules on executive pay to benefit himself and those close to him.

    Enforcement

    SFC Wins Final Appeal in 2007 Insider Dealing Case

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/04/2021

    The Market Misconduct Tribunal and Court of Appeal both ruled against the SFC before the case was brought to the Court of Final Appeal.

    Enforcement

    SFC Adds ‘Ramp-and-Dump’ Syndicate Member to Wanted List

    By Editors | 07/04/2021

    An arrest warrant was issued for Zeng Lingxi, an alleged member of a syndicate suspected of operating ramp-and-dump scams on social media.

    Enforcement

    ASIC Launches Legal Action Against CBA for Overcharging Customers

    By Editors | 06/04/2021

    ASIC says CBA incorrectly charged monthly access fees to customers who were entitled to fee waivers between June 2010 and September 2019.

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