Anti-Money Laundering

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

UK Economic Crime Bill to Include New ‘Failure to Prevent’ Offences

By Manesh Samtani | 31/01/2023

Failure to prevent fraud, false accounting, and money laundering will become new corporate criminal offences in the UK.

Anti-Money Laundering

Korea Justice Ministry to Start Tracking Crypto Transactions

By Editors | 31/01/2023

The “Virtual Currency Tracking System” will be launched as part of a new cloud system that will allow other agencies to leverage prosecutors’ investigative and forensics expertise.

Emerging Prudential Risks

US Fed Refuses Application by Crypto-focused Custodia Bank

By Editors | 31/01/2023

The Fed Board considers that Custodia’s business model and proposed focus on crypto-assets presented “significant safety and soundness risks”.

Market Abuse

Korea Probes Price Manipulation via Crypto Exchange Bithumb

By Editors | 31/01/2023

Bithumb offices were raided last week. The crypto exchange is not accused of misconduct, though it is under a separate probe for possible tax evasion.

Market Abuse

FCA Charges Former Janus Henderson Analyst for Insider Trading

By Editors | 30/01/2023

Redinel Korfuzi used confidential inside information obtained in his role as a Janus Henderson analyst to enable “timely and profitable trading” in 49 companies.

PEPs & Sanctions

US Expands Sanctions Against Russia’s Wagner Group

By Editors | 30/01/2023

Russian mercenary organisation Wagner Group was re-designated as a foreign person that constitutes a “significant transnational criminal organisation”.

Market Abuse

SEBI Investigating Alleged Stock Manipulation by Adani Group

By Manesh Samtani | 30/01/2023

Short seller Hindenburg Research says the Adani Group engaged in stock price manipulation and accounting fraud over the course of decades.

Cryptocurrency

White House Calls for Progress on US Crypto Legislation

By Manesh Samtani | 30/01/2023

Congress should strengthen disclosure requirements for crypto firms and expand regulators’ powers to prevent misuses of customers’ assets and mitigate conflicts of interest, officials say.

PEPs & Sanctions

FinCEN Warns of Sanctions Evasion in Commercial Real Estate

By Editors | 29/01/2023

New FinCEN alert lists potential red flags and typologies involving attempted sanctions evasion in the CRE sector by sanctioned Russians and their proxies.