Financial Crime

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    SFC Imposes Six Month Ban on Former Executive of CSC Futures

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/04/2025

    The SFC said the former senior manager failed to discharge his duties as a responsible officer, resulting in AML/CFT failures by CSC Futures.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Southeast Asian Crime Syndicates Are Now Operating Globally – UNODC

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/04/2025

    UNODC says East and Southeast Asian organised crime groups are spreading “like a cancer”, driven by new technologies and mounting law enforcement pressure.

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    Credit Risk

    Bangladesh Bank Tightens Rules on Reporting Wilful Defaulters

    By Nithya Subramanian | 23/04/2025

    Financial institutions are required to identify and report wilful defaulters more rigorously, providing their names and identities.

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    Trade Based Money Laundering

    Korea Identifies Origin Laundering Cases in Q1 Worth $20m

    By Editors | 22/04/2025

    The Korea Customs Service said it will focus this year on cracking down on illegal country of origin laundering and circumvention exports as a top priority.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Taiwan FSC and Police Academy Partner to Prevent Crypto-related Crime

    By Nithya Subramanian | 22/04/2025

    The cooperation will involve using advanced tech to strengthen oversight of virtual asset activities and prevent fraud and financial crime.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    Coordinated and Agile Response Needed to Address Financial Crime Threats in APAC

    By Bradley Maclean | 22/04/2025

    Regulation Asia Co-founder Bradley Maclean discusses newly published research and what the findings say about the ongoing fight against financial crime.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Vietnam to Launch Pilot Crypto Trading Platform with Bybit

    By Mark Johnston | 22/04/2025

    Vietnam’s finance ministry is partnering with Bybit to test a regulated crypto trading platform in a controlled sandbox environment.

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    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    VC Associations Publish Guide to Strengthen Governance in ASEAN Startups

    By Nithya Subramanian | 22/04/2025

    The guide was jointly developed by venture capital associations in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia.

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    Market Abuse

    FSS Korea Penalises Shinhan Asset Trust Execs Over Personal Trades

    By Editors | 21/04/2025

    13 executives and employees traded stocks in accounts that were hidden from their employer. Current and former employees are also suspected of accepting bribes.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    RBI and FIU-IND Sign MoU on AML Cooperation, Info-sharing

    By Editors | 21/04/2025

    FIU-IND and RBI will also cooperate on industry outreach and training, supervision and monitoring, and conducting risk assessments.

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