KYC & CDD

Supervision & Enforcement

Hong Kong – 2016 in Review

By Samuel Riding | 22/12/2016

Enforcement the major order of the year for Hong Kong regulators.

KYC & CDD

RBI Backtracks on Demonetisation Deposit Limits

By Samuel Riding | 22/12/2016

Central bank says depositors will not be interrogated so long as accounts are KYC compliant.

Anti-Money Laundering

Killing King Cash – The Perils of Demonetisation

By Peter Guy | 19/12/2016

Government moves to reduce cash in circulation have rightly resulted in public suspicion and disorder.

Anti-Money Laundering

500 Indian Bank Branches Monitored in ML Probe

By Samuel Riding | 16/12/2016

Enforcement Directorate figures show four banks illicitly remitted $1.8bn outside India.

KYC & CDD

Indonesia – 2016 in Review

By Samuel Riding | 15/12/2016

Indonesian regulators boosted efforts on tax avoidance, financial technology and KYC this year.

KYC & CDD

Myanmar Clamps Down on Foreign Bank Accounts

By Samuel Riding | 15/12/2016

Banks given only 8 days to report foreign accounts held by executives; most held in Singapore.

Trading & Investment

Forex and the Influential Hand of Regulation

By Peter Guy | 14/12/2016

BIS survey covering most tumultuous period in financial history shows how risk appetite has transformed.

KYC & CDD

Central Issues in APAC Buy-side KYC and AML

By Fullerton Fund Management | 12/12/2016

Deep-rooted regulatory issues can be solved through innovation and cooperation.

Anti-Bribery & Corruption

20 ‘HK DBS Staff’ Arrested in Data Leak Investigation

By Samuel Riding | 12/12/2016

Staff alleged to have bribed managers to obtain customer data and sell high-interest loans.