Financial Crime

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Advice Compensation Paid by Aussie Majors Tops A$3b

By Editors | 16/02/2022

As at end-2021, Australia’s major banks have paid or offered a total A$3.15 billion in compensation as a result of fees-for-no-service misconduct and non-compliant advice.

KYC & CDD

BOT Intervenes to Facilitate PayPal Transition to Local Service

By Darien Choong | 16/02/2022

PayPal has to relaunch services in Thailand to comply with new tax reporting rules and local AML regulations.

Anti-Money Laundering

MAS Tables Bill to Obtain Enhanced Regulatory Powers

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/02/2022

The Financial Services and Markets Bill will give MAS enhanced regulatory powers to address misconduct, crypto asset and technology risks.

Anti-Money Laundering

In Conversation With Siddhant Sahai, Deutsche Bank

By Bradley Maclean | 15/02/2022

Siddhant Sahai says a greater focus on inter-bank relationship monitoring and timely sharing of information are needed to truly address financial crime risks.

Anti-Money Laundering

SFC Fines South China Commodities for AML Breaches

By Editors | 14/02/2022

This is the third action the SFC has taken against a licensed firm over the use of Xinguanjia, a customer supplied system provided by Hengxin Software.

KYC & CDD

MAS Issues Guidance on Tech Adoption for Remote CDD

By Manesh Samtani | 14/02/2022

MAS identifies good industry practices used to guard against fraud, impersonation, and document tampering in a non-face-to-face setting.

Market Abuse

Prosecutors Drop Criminal Cartel Case Against Citi, Deutsche

By Editors | 13/02/2022

Australia’s top prosecutor concluded that there were no longer reasonable prospects of convicting Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and four former executives.

KYC & CDD

New CDD Rules to Have ‘Limited’ Impact on Customers: PBOC

By Editors | 13/02/2022

The PBOC has responded to concerns about incoming rules that will require banks to perform extra due diligence for deposits and withdrawals exceeding CNY 50,000.

Anti-Money Laundering

Australia Senate Introduces Tranche 2 Reform Bill, Again

By Manesh Samtani | 13/02/2022

The bill, if passed, will help fulfill a nearly 16-year-old commitment to bring gatekeeper professions within Australia’s AML regime, and require the establishment of a public UBO register.