Financial Crime

    KYC & CDD

    CSRC Fines Securities Firm Over Client Records Management

    By Editors | 29/03/2022

    Shenwan Hongyuan Securities failed to appropriately manage its online investment advisory business on Ant Group’s wealth management app.

    Tokenisation

    Alibaba, Tencent Tighten Platform Rules Governing NFTs – Report

    By Darien Choong | 29/03/2022

    NFTs in China are sold in yuan rather than crypto, do not use public decentralised blockchains, and cannot be resold after purchase.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    US, Australia Impose Sanctions Over DPRK Missile Tests

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/03/2022

    The sanctions were imposed against Russian and North Korean entities and individuals over missile tests on 27 February, 5 March and 24 March.

    Market Abuse

    China Listed Companies Directed to Improve Financial Reporting

    By Darien Choong | 27/03/2022

    Listed companies are asked to improve the effectiveness of their financial reporting controls and the quality of their accounting information.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    EBA Outlines AML/CFT Challenges Faced by EU Supervisors

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 27/03/2022

    In a new report, the EBA outlines findings from its second round of assessment of the approaches AML/CFT supervisors are using in the banking sector.

    Cryptocurrency

    OECD Proposes Tax Reporting Framework for Crypto-assets

    By Editors | 27/03/2022

    The framework would require intermediaries to identify their customers and their tax jurisdictions, and then report their aggregate transaction values annually.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Probes Investment Banks Over Possible Insider Trades

    By Editors | 27/03/2022

    SEBI’s new AI-based surveillance systems have detected possible insider trades by related parties of investment bankers.

    DeFi & Web3

    IOSCO Forms New Task Force Targeting DeFi Regulation

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/03/2022

    The task force, chaired by MAS assistant managing director Tuang Lee Lim, will help coordinate policy action to address the risks in DeFi.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Imposes Fresh Russia Sanctions, G7 Pledges to Block Gold Trades

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/03/2022

    The G7 and EU will prohibit gold-related transactions involving Russia and ramp up monitoring and information sharing to prevent Russian sanctions evasion.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    SFC Sets Out Expectations on Managing BEC Risk

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/03/2022

    Most successful business email compromise frauds occurred because LCs did not check or verify the identities of email senders or they ignored red flags.

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