Financial Crime

    Supervision & Enforcement

    US Fed Ends HSBC 2012 Deferred Prosecution Agreement

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    HSBC welcomed the decision, saying its employees have worked hard over the last decade to transform the bank’s financial crime risk management capabilities.

    Data Privacy

    RBI Issues New Guidelines on Digital Lending

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/09/2022

    The guidelines are applicable to existing customers availing fresh loans and new customers getting onboarded. Existing digital loans must be in compliance by 30 November.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Philippines to Assess Financial Conglomerate Risks in October

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    The first supervisory college focusing on financial conglomerates concluded in June. The second supervisory college will commence in October.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    SFC Suspends Rifa Futures Exec Over ‘Xinguanjia’ Trading Software

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    In July, Rifa Futures became the fourth firm to be fined over the use of Xinguanjia. The firm’s managing director has now been suspended for 8 months.

    Cybersecurity

    BSP Rolls Out New Cyber Risk Management Software at FIs

    By Editors | 06/09/2022

    The software will streamline and automate regulatory supervision, reporting and compliance assessment of banks’ cybersecurity risk management.

    Market Abuse

    Thai SEC Penalises Bitkub CTO for Insider Trading Violations

    By Editors | 05/09/2022

    Bitkub’s CTO bought the company’s own digital token, KUB Coin, based on inside information about a proposed acquisition by Siam Commercial Bank.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Korean Authorities Arrest 16 Over Illegal FX Transactions

    By Editors | 05/09/2022

    In some cases, funds were remitted overseas via commercial banks, disguised as payments for trade businesses to exploit the “Kimchi premium”.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    Russia Bond CDS Auction to Be Held on 12 September

    By Editors | 04/09/2022

    The amounts holders of CDS on Russian debt are likely to receive has reportedly dropped by about a third since early June.

    Cybersecurity

    Singapore Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Increasing Cybercrime

    By Darien Choong | 04/09/2022

    Disparate cyber norms, ecosystems and standards could emerge across the globe due to decreasing reliance on Western technology as a result of geopolitical tensions.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    German Prosecutors Raid JP Morgan as Part of Cum-Ex Probe

    By Editors | 04/09/2022

    Around 1,500 people are currently under investigation across 50 international and domestic financial institutions and brokers.

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