Financial Crime

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Settles YES Bank Case of Selective Disclosures

    By Editors | 15/09/2021

    YES Bank allegedly made selective disclosures regarding its asset quality, and did not disclose regulatory breaches identified by the RBI.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australia: Members Equity Bank Facing 62 Criminal Charges

    By Editors | 15/09/2021

    ASIC says ME Bank made false or misleading representations about interest rates and repayment amounts to home loan clients.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    German Finance, Justice Ministries Raided in Probe of FIU

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/09/2021

    The probe was launched following complaints that the FIU had not acted on millions of euros of suspect transactions between 2018 and 2020.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Singapore Court Jails Businessman for Financing ISIS Fighter

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 13/09/2021

    The Singaporean businessman gave about SGD 1,000 to a Malaysian man to finance his travel to Syria to become an ISIS fighter.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    NZ Court Fines CLSA Premium NZ for AML/CFT Breaches

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/09/2021

    The court said CDD requirements were clearly subordinated to the continuation of CLSA Premium NZ’s relationship with high net worth customers.

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    Another Top China Development Bank Exec Probed for Corruption

    By Editors | 13/09/2021

    He Xingxiang is the second most senior official at China Development Bank to become the subject of a corruption probe.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    BSP Introduces Stricter Penalty Framework for FIs

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/09/2021

    Monetary penalties have increased from PHP 30,000 to a maximum PHP 1 million for each violation. Fines up to three times profit gained or loss avoided can also be imposed.

    Market Abuse

    Bursa Malaysia Punishes RHB Investment Bank Representatives

    By Editors | 13/09/2021

    The dealer’s representatives engaged in discretionary trading without proper authorisation, causing “significant losses” to a client.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    NAB Examining Data on 9m Customers to Plug AML, KYC Gaps

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 13/09/2021

    Chief executive Ross McEwan outlined NAB’s work to update KYC information for all its customers as part of efforts to meet its AML obligations.

    Cryptocurrency

    Three More Korean Crypto Exchanges Secure Deals with Banks

    By Editors | 13/09/2021

    Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit will likely meet the 24 September deadline. Korean police are preparing for illegal incidents from exchanges that are forced to close.

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