Enforcement

Crypto / Digital Assets

Australia: Four Arrested Over Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Laundering Scheme

By Thisanka Siripala | 13/06/2025

Security company used armoured cash transport services and other legitimate businesses to mix illicit and legitimate funds before converting them into crypto.

AML / KYC

The A$300m Question: Will Courts Neuter Australia’s Feared AML Watchdog?

By Nathan Lynch | 13/06/2025

The AML sector is watching closely as AUSTRAC runs a landmark case involving a A$300m disagreement over enforcement penalties.

Enforcement

ASIC Issues Warning Notices to 18 Social Media Finfluencers

By Thisanka Siripala | 13/06/2025

ASIC said the “fincluencers” are suspected of offering unlicensed financial advice and warned it would “take action to enforce the law” if harm is identified.

Enforcement

Hong Kong Court Jails Four in Taiping Life Commission Scam

By Mark Johnston | 12/06/2025

HKD 4.6 million in commission and bonuses were paid out despite policyholders never signing application forms or paying premiums.

Enforcement

SEBI Issues Recovery Notices to OPG Securities in NSE Co-Location Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/06/2025

SEBI fined OPG Securities for repeatedly accessing NSE’s secondary POP server without authorisation.

AML / KYC

INTERPOL Operation Nets 20,000 Malicious IPs Targeting Financial Data

By Editors | 12/06/2025

Operation Secure targeted infostealer malware, disrupting cybercriminal infrastructure across Asia and leading to arrests and server seizures.

Enforcement

Korea to Implement “One Strike Out” Policy for Market Manipulators

By Editors | 12/06/2025

Korea to permanently ban perpetrators of unfair trading, signalling a zero-tolerance approach to market abuse and enhanced investor protection.

Enforcement

ASIC Secures Guilty Pleas in Telegram ‘Pump and Dump’ Case

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/06/2025

Four individuals pleaded guilty in a case involving a pump and dump scheme using a public Telegram group.

AML / KYC

Star Entertainment Pleads for Leniency in Money Laundering Case

By Manesh Samtani | 10/06/2025

Star Entertainment claims that its financial viability would be at risk if it were fined anything over A$100m, a quarter of what AUSTRAC is seeking.