Financial Crime

    Market Abuse

    Samsung Execs Jailed for Burying Evidence in Accounting Probe

    By Editors | 11/12/2019

    Employees were ordered to destroy and conceal internal documents, including by burying nearly two dozen computers and notebooks as well as computer servers beneath factory floors.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI Bans Fidelity Trader and Family Members for Front-Running

    By Editors | 10/12/2019

    The trader used non-public information to front-run impending trades of Fidelity Group entities with his mother and sister’s trading accounts from Hong Kong.

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    Former CSRC Shandong Official Expelled from CCP For Graft

    By Editors | 10/12/2019

    Xu Tie was placed under investigation earlier this year, 6 years after his retirement from the Shandong bureau of the CSRC.

    KYC & CDD

    Sri Lanka to Develop Shared KYC Facility Using Blockchain

    By Editors | 06/12/2019

    The CBSL is inviting software development companies to apply (by 31 December) to help in the development of a proof-of-concept of a shared KYC facility.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    ASIC Files Criminal Charges Against Ex-APRA Manager for False Documents

    By Editors | 06/12/2019

    The former APRA senior manager has been criminally charged for providing false documents to the regulator while serving as CEO of a credit union.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Nomura Releases New Code of Conduct for Employees

    By Editors | 05/12/2019

    Nomura Holdings has released a 19-point code of conduct for its employees following information leaks that subjected the firm to regulatory action.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    IMF Commends Hong Kong’s Financial System Resilience

    By Garima Chitkara | 05/12/2019

    The IMF also came out in support of the government’s policies to boost the economy, safeguard financial stability, and combat money laundering and terrorism financing.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    ASIC Bans Cold Call Selling of Life Insurance, CCI Products

    By Editors | 05/12/2019

    The ban on unsolicited cold-call sales of direct life and consumer credit insurance follows a A$700,000 penalty against CBA’s CommInsure for hawking offences.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    ASIC Takes Legal Action Against Unregistered SMSF Scheme Operators

    By Editors | 05/12/2019

    Investors were encouraged to roll superannuation monies into a self-managed super fund to invest – by way of a loan – in an unregistered scheme operated a former AMP adviser.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    New Zealand Police Releases AML/CTF Assessment

    By Editors | 04/12/2019

    NZ Police assessment identified trusts as attractive money laundering vehicles given government plans to exclude them from strengthened beneficial ownership disclosure regime

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