Financial Crime

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    China Details Penalties for Bond Underwriting Kickbacks

    By Garima Chitkara | 21/09/2018

    The CSRC will ban or impose penalties on firms engaging that help companies with low creditworthiness issue debt in exchange for under-the-table payments.

    Market Abuse

    OSE, TSE Discipline MUFG Brokerage Unit for JGB Futures Manipulation

    By Editors | 21/09/2018

    Latest disciplinary action follows a FSA fine earlier this year, after a dealer manipulated the JGB futures market using the firm’s proprietary trading account.

    Trading & Investment

    India Allows Foreign Investment In Commodity Derivatives

    By Garima Chitkara | 20/09/2018

    Foreign investors with direct exposure to commodities can trade commodity derivatives in India. BSE and NSE to start offering commodity derivatives from 1 October.

    Market Abuse

    SFC Fines Huatai Financial for Naked Short Selling

    By Editors | 19/09/2018

    Huatai Financial’s unintentional short sale of Great Wall Motor bonus shares in 2015 was as a result of inadequate systems and internal controls.

    KYC & CDD

    Global Regulation Continues to Increase KYC Complexity – Accuity

    By Editors | 18/09/2018

    The KYC process has become increasingly complex, with rising costs, onerous processes and a skills shortage presenting challenges for compliance staff, says an Accuity report.

    Market Abuse

    ASIC Pursues Civil Penalty for ANZ Disclosure Breach

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/09/2018

    ANZ failed to disclose in its 2015 capital raising that underwriters Citi and Deutsche took up one-third of its share placement.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Two ICBC Branches Under Investigation for Illegal Fundraising

    By Manesh Samtani | 13/09/2018

    The branches sold unregistered investment products to other banks to channel funds into companies beyond what regulatory lending caps allowed.

    Credit Risk

    CBIRC Fines Reach Unprecedented Levels in Financial Deleveraging Campaign

    By Garima Chitkara | 12/09/2018

    The regulator has levied fines of over 4 billion yuan in the past 20 months, four times the 1 billion yuan in fines it levied in the previous 14 years.

    AI Risk & Governance

    South Korea Mulls Machine-Readable Regulation

    By Garima Chitkara | 12/09/2018

    FSS governor told fintech firms the regulator is considering machine readable regulation and automated data analysis systems to better detect and investigate financial crimes.

    KYC & CDD

    Hong Kong FIs Share Foreign Tax Resident Data with IRD – Report

    By Editors | 12/09/2018

    Over 1,700 financial institutions have shared customer account balances and income details with the tax authority, as required by AEOI.

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