Anti-Money Laundering

    Coverage of global AML regulations, compliance standards, enforcement actions, and innovations in detecting and preventing money laundering activities.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Federal Reserve Orders Credit Suisse to Enhance AML Controls

    By Editors | 31/12/2020

    Credit Suisse is required to improve its risk assessment, customer due diligence, suspicious activity monitoring and reporting processes.

    Stablecoins

    US Regulators Call for Responsible Stablecoin Design, Operation

    By Editors | 31/12/2020

    Stablecoin participants and arrangements should register with FinCEN and comply with AML, sanctions, recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Singapore Police Commend Citi, RHB Bank for Foiling Scam

    By Editors | 29/12/2020

    Upon being alerted to a suspected case of money laundering by Citi, the Police’s Anti-Scam Centre froze the funds and recovered $1.9mn.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    CBIRC Takes Control of Trust Company Accused of Embezzlement

    By Editors | 24/12/2020

    A joint working team comprising CBIRC and local government officials was dispatched to Sichuan Trust to supervise operations and carry out a management reshuffle.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    SFC to Require OFCs to Appoint Responsible Person for AML

    By Editors | 23/12/2020

    The requirement replaces an earlier proposal for OFCs to maintain a significant controllers register, which was deemed too operationally burdensome.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    UPDATED – FinCEN Proposes Reporting, Recordkeeping Rules for Crypto

    By Editors | 23/12/2020

    Under the proposed rule, FIs will have to keep records of customers’ crypto transactions and counterparties, and whether they are using unhosted wallets.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    FATF Warns of Continued Criminal Exploitation of Covid-19

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/12/2020

    The effective use of technology to support onboarding and ensure effective information sharing has become even more important, the FATF says.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Korea’s FIU Upgrades AML System to Boost Processing Capacity

    By Editors | 17/12/2020

    The upgraded AML system has increased KoFIU’s processing capacity by about five times, helping it address an increasing number of suspicious transaction reports it receives.

    KYC & CDD

    Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2020 – Results Announcement

    By Editors | 15/12/2020

    Regulation Asia held its third annual Awards ceremony on 15 December 2020 to recognise those in the industry that have helped address changing regulatory requirements in Asia Pacific over the past year.

    Model Risk

    PwC Wins Consulting Firm of the Year in Regulation Asia Awards

    By Editors | 15/12/2020

    PwC has been supporting banks across ASEAN with BCBS 239 compliance, LIBOR transition, data governance and IFRS 9 model development and validation.

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