Financial Crime

    Anti-Money Laundering

    ASIC Ends Years-old Probe into CBA’s AML Breaches

    By Editors | 26/08/2020

    ASIC will not be pursuing further enforcement action against Commonwealth Bank for the AML breaches that in 2018 resulted in a A$700mn settlement with AUSTRAC.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Sanctions Chinese Individuals, Entities Over South China Sea

    By Editors | 26/08/2020

    The US accuses one Chinese state-owned enterprise of engaging in “corruption, predatory financing, environmental destruction, and other abuses across the world.”

    Market Abuse

    Singapore CEO Fined Over ‘Interested Person’ Transactions

    By Editors | 26/08/2020

    Under the Securities and Futures Act, mainboard companies must immediately announce interested person transactions worth over 3% of tangible assets.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    SFC Imposes Lifetime Ban on Former China Citic Bank Employee

    By Editors | 26/08/2020

    The former relationship manager is said to have falsely represented to customers that an additional fee was needed to open an account with CITIC – which he then pocketed.

    Capital Adequacy

    S. Korea Progresses Bill on Financial Conglomerate Supervision

    By Editors | 25/08/2020

    The bill provides the legal basis for the supervision of non-holding financial groups such as Samsung, Hanwha, Kyobo, Mirae Asset, Hyundai Motor, and DB.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    ASIC: Financial Advice-related Compensation Tops A$1bn

    By Editors | 24/08/2020

    NAB accounts for about two-thirds of the total number of customers that received or were offered compensation as a result of fees-for-no-service misconduct or non-compliant advice.

    Capital Adequacy

    Hong Kong IA Proposes New Capital Rules for Insurance Groups

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/08/2020

    The rules set out capital, regulatory reporting and public disclosure requirements that apply to insurance groups where the holding company is incorporated in Hong Kong.

    Cybersecurity

    ASIC Takes Former ANZ Unit to Court Over Cybersecurity Failures

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/08/2020

    ASIC is seeking orders requiring RI Advice Group to pay a civil penalty and ensure it implements systems to adequately manage cyber risk.

    AI Risk & Governance

    Hong Kong AoF Publishes Report on AI Adoption in Banking

    By Editors | 23/08/2020

    The report provides insights about the risk management frameworks and overarching supervisory principles banks use when adopting artificial intelligence.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    Pakistan Issues Consolidated List of Sanctioned Individuals, Entities

    By Editors | 23/08/2020

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says various sanctions were already in place against almost all of the individuals and entities listed by the United Nations Security Council.

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