Enforcement

Enforcement

Indonesia Arrests Alleged Hacker Over Breach of 4.9M Bank Accounts

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/10/2025

A 22-year-old suspect accused of stealing millions of customer records from a private bank and attempting extortion faces a potential 12-year prison sentence.

AML / KYC

Philippines AMLC Secures 4th Freeze Order in Flood Control Corruption Probe

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/10/2025

The AMLC has frozen more bank accounts, properties, and virtual currencies linked to alleged irregularities in public infrastructure spending.

Enforcement

Former REIT Manager Charged for Insider Trading, MAS Reveals

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/10/2025

Xie Jianfeng faces insider trading and deception charges under the Securities and Futures Act for trades made while privy to confidential financial results.

Enforcement

Thai Police Arrest Key Figure in THB 5 Billion Money Laundering Network

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/10/2025

Authorities in Bangkok have arrested a woman accused of facilitating mule bank accounts for a transnational criminal network with over THB 5 billion in circulation.

ESG / Sustainability

ASIC Sues Fund Manager Fiducian Over ESG Governance Failures

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/10/2025

ASIC alleges that Fiducian Investment Management Services failed to validate its ESG claims and ignored investor complaints for years.

Enforcement

SFC Suspends Ex-Broker RO for AML, Credit Risk Failures

By Editors | 03/10/2025

The SFC has disciplined a former responsible officer for failing to manage credit risks and report suspicious, highly profitable client trades.

AML / KYC

Singapore Jails Korean National Over S$1.55b TBML Scheme

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/10/2025

Kim Taek-hoon was sentenced for his role in converting illicit cash from abroad into gold bars for smuggling to South Korea and Japan.

Enforcement

India to Block 25 Offshore Crypto Platforms for AML Non-compliance

By Mark Johnston | 03/10/2025

FIU-IND has ordered the blocking of platforms including CEX.IO, BitMex, and Poloniex for regulatory non-compliance.

Enforcement

Philippines Freezes More Assets, Signs New Pact in Widening Graft Probe

By Mark Johnston | 02/10/2025

Regulators have frozen assets worth PHP 2.9 billion and formalised cooperation with a new anti-graft body.