Anti-Money Laundering

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

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Banks’ Exit from Emerging Markets Hurting AML, CTF Efforts – FSB

    By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2016

    Report to G20 says funds are being driven underground; cites failures to initiate derivative market reform in China and Korea.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    HKMA to host AML Seminars

    By Samuel Riding | 30/08/2016

    Managing staff responsible for AML, CTF systems implementation encouraged to attend.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Taiwan to Strengthen AML Law

    By Samuel Riding | 26/08/2016

    Cabinet drafts bill which would increase penalties, introduce asset seizures.

    Payments & Settlements

    MAS Issues Payments Consultation

    By Samuel Riding | 26/08/2016

    Regulator proposes activity-based regime under single regulatory framework.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    New Zealand-China AML Operation Nets $31mn

    By Samuel Riding | 24/08/2016

    Forfeiture the largest ever in New Zealand and first related to crimes alleged to have occurred in China.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Bangladesh Probes Trusts’ Tax Compliance, Sources of Funds

    By Samuel Riding | 24/08/2016

    Concerns raised by APG on money laundering, but decline in disclosures could be due to shrinking NGO funding.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Eases Trading Restriction on Hundreds of Firms

    By Samuel Riding | 24/08/2016

    Several companies which had been barred from the securities market can now conduct transactions.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Taiwan Banks Ordered to Tighten Overseas Controls

    By Samuel Riding | 22/08/2016

    Multiple AML violations found at Mega Bank’s overseas branches.

    KYC & CDD

    India Penalises Cooperative Banks for KYC Failures

    By Samuel Riding | 18/08/2016

    Four lenders fined for violating KYC and other regulations

    Anti-Money Laundering

    China Underground Banking Campaign Nets 450 Suspects, USD30bn

    By Samuel Riding | 18/08/2016

    Crackdown is focusing on cross-border illegal banking, transfers of proceeds of corruption.

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