Enforcement

Enforcement

Vietnam Proposes New Penalties Regime for Crypto Market Violations

By Mark Johnston | 21/05/2025

A new draft decree proposes fines for violations in the cryptocurrency sector, including market manipulation and unlicensed operations.

Enforcement

SEBI Probes IndusInd Bank Officials for Suspected Insider Trading

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/05/2025

IndusInd Bank employees were allegedly involved in selling stock options while being aware of undisclosed accounting lapses.

AML / KYC

FINMA Fines Julius Baer Over High-Risk Client Breaches

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/05/2025

Julius Baer has been fined CHF 4m over AML failures linked to high-risk clients in India, Singapore, and other branches.

Enforcement

Bangladesh to Establish Fund for Recovered Laundered Money

By Mark Johnston | 21/05/2025

Bangladesh is taking steps to recover laundered funds, with plans to allocate the money to affected banks and the nation’s poor.

Enforcement

China NFRA Standardises Administrative Inspections of FIs

By Editors | 20/05/2025

The NFRA will establish a dedicated online platform to disclose information about administrative inspections to enhance transparency and public oversight.

Crypto / Digital Assets

US DOJ to Investigate India-linked Cyberattack at Coinbase

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/05/2025

The attackers used Coinbase employees and contractors based in India to obtain customer data, which they used to scam customers.

Enforcement

Court Dismisses Challenge to Malaysia’s Insider Trading Law

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/05/2025

The High Court dismissed a civil suit by a former company executive who challenged the constitutionality of Malaysia’s insider trading law.

Enforcement

Taiwan FSC Probes Financial Firms Over ETF Sales

By Editors | 19/05/2025

Taiwan’s FSC investigates 20 firms over allegations that they put excessive pressure on staff to meet sales quotas.

Enforcement

SEBI Investigates Jane Street in Market Manipulation Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/05/2025

SEBI is investigating Jane Street’s India and Singapore arms following complaints from fund managers about its trading strategies.