Financial Crime

    PEPs & Sanctions

    UK Requires Crypto Firms to Report Sanctions Breaches

    By Editors | 26/07/2022

    New regulations will require crypto exchanges and wallet providers to comply with OFSI’s reporting obligations from 30 August 2022.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Korea: Terra Investigators Seize Records from Crypto Firms

    By Editors | 26/07/2022

    Prosecutors have seized transaction records from seven crypto exchanges and some of their affiliates as part of a probe into Terra’s collapse.

    Trade Based Money Laundering

    Panel 2: Disrupted Trade: Supply Chains, Global Security, and Money Laundering

    By Editors | 25/07/2022

    This panel discusses the pressures supply chains are under due to trade restrictions, sanctions, and pandemic-related disruptions.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    Panel 1: Redefining Risk: Sanctions and the Global Battle Against State-Backed Bad Actors

    By Editors | 25/07/2022

    This panel will discuss opportunities this presents to crack down on corruption and illicit financial flows, as the global tide turns against kleptocracy.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Regulatory Keynote: Innovative Ways of Working in AML/CFT

    By Editors | 25/07/2022

    The keynote address at Fraud & Financial Crime Asia 2022 was delivered by Carmen Chu, Executive Director (Enforcement and AML) at the HKMA.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    FATF Offers Guidance on Private Sector Information Sharing

    By Editors | 25/07/2022

    The report features information sharing case studies from the UK, Singapore, Netherlands, the US, Estonia, and Germany.

    Market Abuse

    US DOJ Charges Ex-Coinbase Employee for Insider Trading

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/07/2022

    A former Coinbase employee and two others were charged. The SEC’s parallel action classifies 9 crypto tokens as securities. Coinbase files a petition.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    Russia Creates Hurdles for Foreign Banks Trying to Exit

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/07/2022

    Societe Generale is the only major bank that has exited Russia so far. HSBC has struck a deal to sell its Russian business but will need regulatory approval.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    UK FRC Scrutinises Audit Firms’ Exam Cheating Controls

    By Editors | 24/07/2022

    The UK Financial Reporting Council asked 7 audit firms to detail the controls that are in place to prevent and detect cheating in professional exams.

    Liquidity Risk

    RBI Imposes Restrictions on Two Cooperative Banks

    By Editors | 24/07/2022

    The RBI said depositors of the two banks may not with funds, but they may use their deposits to set off loans.

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