Financial Crime

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    Deutsche Bank to Pay $130m to Resolve FCPA Violations, Fraud Charges

    By Editors | 11/01/2021

    The bank’s employees and agents concealed bribes paid to obtain and maintain lucrative business in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Italy and China.

    Market Abuse

    FSS Korea to Probe Samsung Securities for Regulatory Violations

    By Editors | 11/01/2021

    The FSS will look into whether loans granted to executives violated the capital market law and whether the firm influenced a merger involving one of its subsidiaries.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    China Issues New Rules to Protect from Foreign Sanctions

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/01/2021

    Global businesses that comply with sanctions deemed illegal by MOFCOM can be sued for compensation in Chinese courts.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Banks to Delist Hong Kong Listed Structured Products

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/01/2021

    The move is said to be a direct result of a prohibition on US persons from purchasing shares in companies identified to be linked to the Chinese military.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    CBIRC Penalises State-owned Financial Institutions and Subsidiaries

    By Editors | 11/01/2021

    ICBC, China Development Bank, Great Wall, and Postal Savings Bank and a number of their subsidiaries were penalised almost 200mn yuan for various regulatory violations.

    Credit Risk

    Myanmar Launches First Credit Bureau Following Soft Launch

    By Editors | 08/01/2021

    The bureau is a joint venture between MB Investment, a company formed by Myanmar banks, and a subsidiary of Singapore-listed Credit Bureau Asia.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    HK Customs Flags Money Laundering Risk from Money Changers

    By Editors | 08/01/2021

    Amid the pandemic, some criminal actors have turned to licensed money changers, who were more easily lured into criminal activities as their businesses suffer.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    Taiwan Raises Whistleblower Rewards for Serious Crime Tenfold

    By Editors | 07/01/2021

    Whistleblower rewards are increased tenfold for the reporting of serious illegal financial activities and fivefold for minor illegal financial activities.

    KYC & CDD

    PBOC Penalises Tenpay, Three Others for Violations – Report

    By Editors | 07/01/2021

    Tencent’s payment platform Tenpay was fined for providing payment services for illegal and false transactions, and processing QR code payments without a licence.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Chinese Court Orders Ratings Firm to Compensate Bond Creditors

    By Editors | 07/01/2021

    The court held Dagong Global Credit Rating, its controller, underwriter, accounting firm, and law firm jointly responsible for defaults by a construction company three years ago.

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