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Sanctions
Hong Kong Freezes HK$2.75 Billion in Prince Group Probe
By Manesh Samtani | 05/11/2025
Hong Kong authorities have taken action against local firms as police freeze assets tied to a Cambodian syndicate accused of running global scam centres.

Enforcement
Ex-CSRC Vice Chief Expelled for Taking Bribes on Listings, Financing
By Mark Johnston | 05/11/2025
Wang Jianjun was found to have illegally helped companies with listings and funding, China's anti-graft watchdog said.

Enforcement
China's NFRA Fines Five Banks in 'Institutionalised' Crackdown
By Mark Johnston | 05/11/2025
The NFRA signals “toothy and thorny” approach, targeting poor governance, loan and interbank business management.

AML / KYC
India’s Enforcement Directorate Attaches Anil Ambani Group Assets in ML Case
By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2025
The total value of properties attached in the Reliance Group’s bank fraud probe now exceeds INR 75.4 billion, as the ED intensifies its investigation into alleged fund diversion and loan irregularities.

Enforcement
Korea NTS Probes Prince and Huione Groups Tax Evasion, Laundering Links
By Mark Johnston | 05/11/2025
Tax agency investigating domestic offices of Prince Group and a Huione-linked currency exchange over suspected phishing proceeds and tax fraud.

AML / KYC
India Plans Unified Framework to Strengthen Crackdown on Terror Financing
By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2025
The government is preparing an SOP to help law enforcement and financial agencies jointly track, trace, and dismantle hidden terror-funding networks exploiting gaps in existing systems.

Enforcement
FATF Issues New Guidance to Improve Asset Recovery Outcomes
By Manesh Samtani | 04/11/2025
The FATF calls for new tools like non-conviction-based confiscation to tackle the massive failure in seizing criminal proceeds.

Enforcement
Korea Forms Task Force to Address Loan Misuse in Property Market
By Mark Johnston | 04/11/2025
New interagency body to launch as financial regulator plans data sharing to block violators from all financial institutions.

Enforcement
KRX Sanctions Two Securities Firms for Suspected Naked Short-selling
By Nithya Subramanian | 04/11/2025
KRX fines Korea Investment & Securities and warns Samsung Securities over suspected naked short-selling, marking the inaugural enforcement action since the launch of NSDS.

Securities / Derivatives
India’s Power Regulator Probes GNA Energy Over Alleged Insider Trading
By Nithya Subramanian | 03/11/2025
The investigation follows SEBI’s findings that GNA Energy officials may have traded on confidential details of a key power market reform before its public announcement.
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