Financial Crime

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    China Bank Deposit Rule Unlikely to Stimulate Lending

    By Editors | 13/01/2015

    The People’s Bank of China has enlarged the deposit base for banks, but money traders are saying the new rule may inject far less cash into the system that many hoped.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australian Banks Hit by Alleged Home Loan Scam

    By Editors | 06/01/2015

    Two men have been charged with defrauding Australia’s biggest banks in an alleged A$110 million home loan scam, raising questions over the internal controls of some of the country’s top lenders.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    US Steps Up Probe in Asia amid Tax-Evasion Crackdown

    By Editors | 05/01/2015

    US authorities would increase their investigations of international tax evasion by US taxpayers in Hong Kong and the rest of Asia following the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act from July last year, lawyers say.

    Capital Adequacy

    Christmas Ghosts of Regulation Past

    By Peter Guy | 24/12/2014

    Regulations of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come pay us a visit.

    Market Abuse

    Hong Kong Regulator Finds No Evidence of Market Rigging

    By Editors | 19/12/2014

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it found no evidence of rigging in the city’s foreign exchange benchmark following an investigation into the operations of ten banks.

    Market Abuse

    ‘Spoofing’: Don’t do the Crime If you Can’t Do The Time

    By Peter Guy | 18/12/2014

    US government tries to criminalise a high frequency trading tactic. Will computers be convicted?

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Hong Kong’s SFC Issues Q2 Report

    By Editors | 17/12/2014

    The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reaffirmed the statutory civil and criminal liability of initial public offering sponsors for defective prospectuses among the regulator’s main accomplishments in the quarter to September.

    Operational Risk

    Taiwan Conference Reveals Local Compliance Challenges

    By Peter Guy | 09/12/2014

    Event brings together local regulators and finance professionals along with international speakers.

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    China Probes Stock Market Regulator Official

    By Editors | 02/12/2014

    China is investigating a senior official of the country’s chief securities regulator on allegations of violating the law, with local media linking the probe to approvals of company listings.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Cyber Crime a Growing Focus for Regulators, Says ASIC’s Medcraft

    By Editors | 26/11/2014

    Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Greg Medcraft said the threat of cyber crime was a growing focus for regulators around the world, and it had become a “fact of life” in the financial markets that it regulates.

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