Anti-Money Laundering

Anti-Money Laundering

HK, India Sign Tax Pact

By Editors | 22/03/2018

Hong Kong investors will pay half the normal withholding tax rate on the interest earned on their investments in India.

Anti-Money Laundering

New Zealand: $970mn Laundered Each Year

By Editors | 21/03/2018

Key facilitators for money laundering include shell companies and trusts, alternative banking platforms, trade based activities, real estate, casinos.

Anti-Money Laundering

S.Korea Tax Authority Fines Brokers for ‘Borrowed Name’ Accounts

By Editors | 21/03/2018

Brokerages penalised for Samsung chief’s borrowed-name accounts will seek to recover money from the electronics giant.

Anti-Money Laundering

MAS Fines StanChart Units $4.9mn for AML/CTF Breaches

By Editors | 20/03/2018

The bank’s Singapore branch and trust unit failed to adequately assess and mitigate risks that clients were trying to avoid CRS reporting obligations.

Anti-Money Laundering

South Korean Crypto Exchanges Raided in Embezzlement Probe

By Manesh Samtani | 20/03/2018

Staff and executives at three exchanges allegedly siphoned customer deposits to buy cryptocurrency on other platforms.

Anti-Money Laundering

Supervisory Flaws Hurting Remittance Providers – FSB

By Manesh Samtani | 19/03/2018

Report says AML/CTF and other supervisory shortfalls limit remittance providers’ access to banking services; makes 19 recommendations to address barriers.

KYC & CDD

FSB Reports Progress on Correspondent Banking Decline

By Manesh Samtani | 19/03/2018

Report discusses strengthening due diligence tools to support correspondent banking relationships and improved monitoring.

Cryptocurrency

Money 20/20: MAS Speaks Out on Crypto Risks, Blockchain

By Manesh Samtani | 17/03/2018

In a speech at Money 20/20 Asia, MAS managing director Ravi Menon spoke about the promise of blockchain technology and containing cryptocurrency risks; AML/CTF risks present a “clear and present danger”.

Anti-Money Laundering

SEBI Issues Clarifications on New Foreign Investor Norms

By Garima Chitkara | 15/03/2018

Foreign Portfolio Investors should not be Indian residents, non-resident Indians or overseas citizens of India; must be from AML/CTF compliant jurisdictions.