Financial Crime

Market Abuse

Former Archegos CFO Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

By Thisanka Siripala | 04/02/2025

Former CFO Patrick Halligan played a key role in helping Archegos obtain loans and in concealing risks from counterparties and others.

PEPs & Sanctions

Russia Used US Banks to Send Billions to Turkey – Report

By Editors | 03/02/2025

$5bn was funnelled in 2022 using a nuclear power plant project as cover to evade sanctions. A further $2bn is still frozen at JPMorgan.

PEPs & Sanctions

EU Circulates Draft Proposal for 16th Russia Sanctions Package

By Editors | 03/02/2025

The proposed package targets more regional banks, shadow-fleet vessels, and non-Russia companies that facilitate sanctions circumvention.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Australian Federal Court Sides With APRA in BUSSQ Case

By Thisanka Siripala | 03/02/2025

BUSSQ had challenged APRA’s decision to require the firm to engage an independent expert to review its processes for assessing fitness and propriety

PEPs & Sanctions

US Uses Sanctions Law to Impose Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China

By Manesh Samtani | 03/02/2025

Canada and Mexico will impose retaliatory tariffs against the US. China also said it would take “countermeasures”.

Structural Regulation

FCA Issues First Fine for Reporting Failures Under UK MiFIR

By Thisanka Siripala | 03/02/2025

Infinox was found to have relied on a single individual to manually identify reportable financial instruments without adequate checks or scrutiny.

Supervision & Enforcement

China Updates Regulatory Ratings Framework for Financial Leasing Companies

By Editors | 02/02/2025

The revised framework seeks to enhance compliance, corporate governance effectiveness, and the use of technology by financial leasing companies.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

BOT Announces Enhanced Measures to Address Mule Accounts

By Manesh Samtani | 02/02/2025

The BOT also said it supports a recently approved emergency decree amendment that will establish a shared responsibility framework for FIs, telcos and users.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

UK Sentence Operators of Website that Enabled Account Takeover Fraud

By Thisanka Siripala | 02/02/2025

The operators provided tools including a “spoof call bot”, a ‘free text to speech’ service, and pre-scripted calls specifically designed to target customers.