Financial Crime

Anti-Bribery & Corruption

Indonesia: IDX Dismisses Five Employees for IPO-related Bribery

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/09/2024

The OJK said it supports the “firm steps” taken by IDX in imposing sanctions on the violating parties.

Anti-Money Laundering

Thai Banks Have Fully Implement Anti-Money Mule Measures: BOT

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/09/2024

The measures include sharing information through the Central Fraud Registry and blocking high-risk customers from opening accounts.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Aviva Facing Charges in India for Tax Evasion, Fake Invoices

By Ajoy K Das | 02/09/2024

Aviva allegedly used fake invoices to circumvent regulatory limits on agent compensation, in the process evading taxes worth $5.2mn.

Anti-Money Laundering

HKMA Fines WeChat Pay for AML Control Deficiencies

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/09/2024

WeChat Pay had control deficiencies in its process for undertaking CDD reviews and applying EDD measures.

Credit Risk

BSP to Closely Scrutinise New Digital Banking Applicants

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 02/09/2024

Fitch Ratings says close scrutiny of the new applicants is likely given that the majority of the existing digital banks are still loss-making.

Supervision & Enforcement

Malaysia’s EPF Seeks Travel Restrictions on 635 Company Directors

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/09/2024

The directors will be prohibited from leaving Malaysia due to failure to pay the required contributions to their employees’ EPF accounts.

Market Abuse

KOFIA Introduces New Warning System for K-OTC Market

By Editors | 02/09/2024

The new system will warn investors when K-OTC stocks are exhibiting signs of market manipulation or abnormal price surges.

PEPs & Sanctions

EU Asked to Impose Stronger Measures Against Sanctions Circumvention

By Editors | 02/09/2024

Josep Borrell also calls for stronger measures to prevent sanctions circumvention by EU companies, citing rising exports to “some states which are close to Russia”.

PEPs & Sanctions

China Payments Becoming Increasingly Difficult for Russia

By Editors | 02/09/2024

Chinese banks are returning payments for goods already shipped; Chinese exporters asking for pre-payments; UAE banks rejecting payments for Russia-China trade.