Financial Crime

    PEPs & Sanctions

    Screening Financial Instruments for Investment-related Sanctions Risk

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/08/2021

    Refinitiv identified over 190,000 financial instruments relevant to the US investment ban against Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies as of 28 July.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    GCFFC Calls for Action on Beneficial Ownership Data

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/08/2021

    Beneficial ownership data should be structured and interoperable, collated in a central register, and accessible to all actors fighting financial crime.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Taiwan FSC Tightens Rules to Prevent Thefts of Client Money

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/08/2021

    Banks have until 1 January to comply with the new rules, which seek to prevent the theft of client money by customer relationship managers.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    APG Releases 2021 Typologies Report, Case Studies

    By Editors | 26/08/2021

    The report includes information on the risks associated with proliferation financing, Covid-19, cryptocurrencies, shell companies, and real estate.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Indian Police Arrest Karvy Stock Broking Founder for Fraud

    By Editors | 25/08/2021

    The case dates back to 2019, when the brokerage was found to have pledged client securities at banks to secure loans for use as working capital.

    Cryptocurrency

    Japan: Crypto Firm Liquid Resumes Services Following $97m Hack

    By Editors | 25/08/2021

    Liquid has been tracing the movement of the stolen assets and working with other exchanges to freeze and recover the funds.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    Adoption of Anti-Sanctions Law in Hong Kong Deferred – Reports

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/08/2021

    Hong Kong’s delegate to the NPC Standing Committee Tam Yiu-chung says the vote was delayed pending further study.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Singapore Police Charges Ex-UOB Banker Over Data Disclosure

    By Editors | 25/08/2021

    The ex-UOB employee accessed customer data from banking systems and disclosed the information to a scammer purporting to represent the Shanghai Police.

    CBDCs

    The Role of Digital ID in Advancing CBDC Initiatives

    By Claus Christensen | 24/08/2021

    The presence of digital ID infrastructure can influence the design and roll-out of CBDC initiatives, writes Claus Christensen.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Upbit Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Register With KoFIU

    By Editors | 24/08/2021

    Upbit has a partnership with K-bank for real-name verification. One or two more exchanges are expected to register by end-August.

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