Financial Crime

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Citi Sent 99pc of Westpac Transfers That Breached AUSTRAC Requirements

    By Editors | 04/12/2019

    Citi is not under investigation, though AUSTRAC has criticised the bank for not providing sufficient information about the payments and the source of funds.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Major Indian Bourses Suspend Karvy Trading Licences

    By Editors | 04/12/2019

    BSE, NSE, MCX, MSEI suspend Karvy Stock Broking; NSDL returns to 90% of clients the securities that were illegally pledged at lenders by Karvy.

    Structural Regulation

    China Issues Measures to Clean Up Credit Ratings Industry

    By Editors | 03/12/2019

    The measures are part of China’s efforts to clean up the ratings industry and open up to foreign competition, in order to boost foreign participation in the domestic bond markets.

    Operational Risk

    APRA Releases Practice Guide for Super Performance Reviews

    By Editors | 03/12/2019

    The business performance review requirement requires an RSE licensee to undertake a holistic assessment of its performance across its business operations, services and product offerings.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    ASIC Reports Widespread Fee Disclosure Failures at AFS Licensees

    By Editors | 03/12/2019

    ASIC’s review found widespread non-compliance with fee disclosure obligations across a sample of AFS licensees and their representatives, suggesting an industry-wide problem.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    ASIC, APRA Ink Updated MoU to Enhance Collaboration

    By Editors | 02/12/2019

    The updated MoU was a royal commission recommendation to enable more proactive engagement between the two regulators.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Chinese P2P Lenders to Close in Two Years

    By Editors | 02/12/2019

    Approved lenders can opt to convert to small finance companies in the two year grace period, as authorities moved to shut down the scandal-ridden sector.

    KYC & CDD

    OECD Hails Global Anti-Tax Evasion Efforts as ‘Unprecedented Success’

    By Editors | 02/12/2019

    Last year saw nearly 90 jurisdictions automatically exchange information on 47 million financial accounts, covering total assets of $4.9tn.

    Market Abuse

    Third Individual Jailed in SGX Derivatives Spoofing Case

    By Editors | 29/11/2019

    The former proprietary trading firm director furnished a false statement to SGX Derivatives Trading with the intent of deceiving it about trading activities in futures contracts.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    CBA’s CommInsure Penalised A$700,000 for Hawking Offences

    By Editors | 29/11/2019

    The penalty follows last week’s guilty plea from CommInsure for conducting insurance sales by phone, where the customers had not requested to be contacted.

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