Financial Crime

    Anti-Money Laundering

    PBOC Set to Establish Beneficial Ownership Register

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/12/2021

    Companies, partnerships, and branches of foreign companies will have until 1 March 2023 to file their beneficial ownership information.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    HK ICAC Charges Six Former AXA Employees For Fraud

    By Editors | 24/12/2021

    The ICAC charged the six former employees with conspiracy to defraud AXA of over HKD 950,000 in commissions and bonuses.

    Liquidity Risk

    UK Regulator Fines StanChart Over Liquidity Reporting Errors

    By Editors | 24/12/2021

    The PRA said StanChart’s internal controls and governance arrangements underpinning its regulatory reporting were not implemented or operating effectively.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australian Court Fines Mayfair Companies for Misleading Advertising

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/12/2021

    Four Mayfair companies were fined a combined A$30mn for “deliberately” misleading investors into buying highly speculative and risky investment products.

    Market Abuse

    US Authorities Criminally Convict NatWest on Spoofing Charges

    By Editors | 24/12/2021

    NatWest traders engaged in schemes to defraud in connection with spoof orders designed to profit from manipulation of the US Treasury securities and futures markets, the DOJ said.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    KoFIU Completes Initial Review of VASP Business Registrations

    By Mark Johnston | 24/12/2021

    In all, 29 VASPs have been approved out of a total 42 that filed for registration by the 24 September deadline. Decisions on five entities are still pending.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    HKMA Asks Banks for ‘Active Participation’ in CDI Initiative

    By Editors | 23/12/2021

    The HKMA is seeking to link the new CDI to the Commercial Credit Rating Agency and Companies Registry to enhance risk management in the banking industry.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Regulation Asia: Top 20 News Stories for 2021

    By Editors | 23/12/2021

    This list presents the most-read new stories published by Regulation Asia in 2021, based on aggregated user traffic analytics.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Regulation Asia: Top Ten Contributed Articles for 2021

    By Editors | 23/12/2021

    This list presents the most-read contributed articles published by Regulation Asia in 2020, based on aggregated user traffic analytics.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    BSP Identifies Other Banks, Non-banks Involved in BDO Hack

    By Editors | 23/12/2021

    A BSP task force will submit recommendations to the Monetary Board by mid-January 2022, which may include sanctions and penalties for the involved banks.

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