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Enforcement
Korea: Ex-Meritz Fire CEO Facing Criminal Prosecution for Insider Trading
By Mark Johnston | 26/07/2025
South Korean financial regulators have referred the former CEO of Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance and other executives for prosecution over alleged insider trading.

Enforcement
Thailand: New Cybercrime Law Prevented $160m in Losses in 3mos
By Nithya Subramanian | 25/07/2025
Between 14 April and 20 July, authorities froze nearly 182,000 bank accounts and took down over 33,000 malicious websites.

Enforcement
Australian Court Rejects ASIC's Appeal in ‘Finder Earn’ Crypto Case
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/07/2025
ASIC says the court’s decision highlights challenges in applying Australia’s existing financial services laws to crypto-asset products

Enforcement
Hong Kong PCPD Probes Cathay Pacific Data Breach
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/07/2025
The compliance check into a Cathay Pacific data breach follows a recent investigation into a Qantas data breach, signalling heightened regulatory scrutiny on data protection in the city.

Capital / Liquidity
India’s Supreme Court Allows CBI to File 22 Cases Against Banks and Builders
By Nithya Subramanian | 25/07/2025
The court cited “substantial evidence” of collusion between banks and real estate developers, exposing violations of lending norms under the now-controversial subvention scheme.

Enforcement
IFTI Business: The Story Behind PayPal's Epic Enforceable Undertaking
By Nathan Lynch | 25/07/2025
The completion of PayPal’s Enforceable Undertaking with AUSTRAC brings to a close one of the most extraordinary chapters in AML/CTF supervision.

Enforcement
SEBI to Place MCX on Regulatory Review After Market Outage - Report
By Mark Johnston | 25/07/2025
SEBI is reported to be considering action against MCX following a technical glitch that caused a trading halt on Wednesday.

Enforcement
AFCA Sees High Volume of Complaints Continue
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/07/2025
Australia's complaints body is calling for mandatory scam codes and highlights the need for a compensation scheme as complaint volumes remain "unacceptably high".

Enforcement
Australian Police, Banks Issue Joint Warning on Money Mule Accounts
By Manesh Samtani | 25/07/2025
ABA CEO Anna Bligh described the use of mule accounts as a "key tactic in a criminal’s playbook" and effectively a "getaway vehicle" for scammers.

Enforcement
US PCAOB Revokes Hong Kong Audit Firm's Registration
By Manesh Samtani | 24/07/2025
Centurion ZD CPA & Co. and its owner have been permanently barred after the PCAOB found major violations in the 2021 audit of Luckin Coffee.
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