Financial Crime

    Supervision & Enforcement

    SAFE Issues Guidance on Penalties for Forex Rule Violations

    By Darien Choong | 11/11/2021

    Directors and senior managers of financial institutions that deliberately violate the regulations can be fined between CNY 50,000 and CNY 500,000.

    Credit Risk

    World Bank Urges East Asian, Pacific Jurisdictions to Address NPLs

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 11/11/2021

    A new report from the World Bank offers recommendations for East Asian and Pacific countries on addressing pandemic-related non-performing loans.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    What Future AML Compliance Requires: A Technology Perspective

    By Amber Qin | 10/11/2021

    Intelligent AML solutions need to achieve a fine balance between compliance, transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency, say Amber Qin and Sophia Wu from Ant Group.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    US Treasury Announces New Ransomware-related Sanctions

    By Manesh Samtani | 09/11/2021

    The US Treasury Department, OFAC, State Department, DOJ, and FinCEN have taken coordinated action to counter the ransomware threat.

    AI Risk & Governance

    Singapore to Deepen AI Capabilities in Financial Sector

    By Mark Johnston | 09/11/2021

    Singapore has pledged an additional S$180mn in additional AI research funding to enhance the financial sector’s AI capabilities.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    NZ FMA Expects Proactive Self-reporting of Misconduct Issues

    By Editors | 08/11/2021

    The minimum expectation for good conduct risk management is for firms to self-report potential breaches to the FMA, said acting general counsel Karen Chang.

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    CCDI Draws Lessons on Corruption from Ex-ICBC Bankers

    By Darien Choong | 08/11/2021

    The two ex-bankers have relaxed risk controls and used customised rules to facilitate loan approvals for certain borrowers in exchange for bribes.

    KYC & CDD

    Australia Launches New Director ID Regime

    By Editors | 07/11/2021

    Directors will face penalties for not applying for a director ID on time, for providing false ID information, or intentionally applying for multiple director IDs.

    Market Abuse

    Prosecutors Abandon Criminal Cartel Case Against ANZ

    By Editors | 07/11/2021

    Prosecutors have decided to abandon the case against ANZ after being asked to refile their indictment a third time. The cases against Deutsche Bank and Citi will proceed.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    HKMA Launches AMLab Series to Experiment with Network Analytics

    By Editors | 07/11/2021

    Five banks will work with data experts to experiment with the use of data analytics and network diagrams in identifying suspected money mules.

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