Enforcement

    Enforcement

    Bangladesh Bank Audit Reveals False Reporting by Global Islami Bank

    By Mark Johnston | 17/07/2025

    A BDT 22.59 billion loss was masked as profit by Global Islami Bank. Regulators are investigating whether the misreporting stemmed from the bank’s management or the auditors.

    Enforcement

    FSS Korea Penalises Hana Securities Manager for Illegal Stock Trades

    By Nithya Subramanian | 16/07/2025

    The FSS found that the manager abused privileged information obtained during his duties to conduct illegal trades through his wife's account.

    Securities / Derivatives

    BSEC Refers IPO Scam to ACC, Imposes Travel Bans and Penalties

    By Nithya Subramanian | 16/07/2025

    The BSEC claim company officials colluded with auditors and financiers to fabricate capital and deceive investors ahead of the company’s 2019 stock market debut.

    AML / KYC

    Reputation and Personal Accountability: The Wider Impact of AML/CTF Breaches

    By Nathan Lynch | 15/07/2025

    Experts say holding executives personally accountable is the key to managing the deep reputational and operational fallout from AML/CTF failures.

    Enforcement

    Singapore Penalises Law Firms Over Role in Money Laundering Case

    By Editors | 15/07/2025

    MinLaw has fined two firms and referred one lawyer for disciplinary action as part of a wider crackdown on professional enablers.

    AML / KYC

    India Probes Binance Over Suspected Illicit Crypto Flows From Pakistan

    By Editors | 15/07/2025

    Regulators are scrutinising private wallets amid concerns over terror financing, with a focus on transactions in the Kashmir region.

    Enforcement

    Bangladesh Court Sends Former Janata Bank Chair to Jail in Loan Scam Case

    By Nithya Subramanian | 15/07/2025

    Economist Abul Barkat has been jailed as part of an ongoing investigation into embezzlement by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Jane Street Deposits $567 Million in Escrow to Lift India Ban

    By Editors | 15/07/2025

    Jane Street has complied with a key part of a regulatory order amid a manipulation probe and is requesting a reversal of its market ban.

    Enforcement

    Bangladesh Court Orders Freeze on Singapore Assets in Billion-Dollar Probe

    By Mark Johnston | 14/07/2025

    A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of dozens of bank accounts and corporate shares in Singapore linked to Mohammad Saiful Alam and his family.

    Enforcement

    SEBI Penalises Former Exec of Axis Asset Management Company

    By Mark Johnston | 12/07/2025

    The former executive was found to have recommended specific stocks to relatives that closely resembled trades executed by Axis Mutual Fund.

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