INTERNATIONAL

AML / KYC

US Uncovers Drug Cartel Alliance With Chinese Money Launderers

By Editors | 19/06/2024

US authorities uncovered a partnership between Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and a Chinese underground money laundering syndicate.

Sanctions

Sanctioned Russian Billionaire Files Lawsuit Against UBS – Reports

By Editors | 19/06/2024

Alisher Usmanov claims that STRs filed by UBS were “unsubstantiated, if not knowingly false” and triggered an illegal criminal investigation against him.

ESG / Sustainability

UN Working Group Issues Investor Guide on Human Rights

By ESG Investor | 18/06/2024

Most financial actors fail to connect human rights standards and processes with ESG criteria and investment practices, says UN working group.

Enforcement

CFTC Settles Charges Against Trafigura for $55m

By Manesh Samtani | 18/06/2024

This is the first time the CFTC has taken action against a firm for impeding whistleblower communications, a move being criticised by two commissioners.

Capital / Liquidity

UBS to Repay Investors for Credit Suisse’s Greensill Losses

By Editors | 18/06/2024

UBS is offering to repay investors who lost money in Credit Suisse funds as a result of Greensill Capital’s bankruptcy in 2021.

Sanctions

OFAC Sanctions Targets Linked to Houthi Weapons Procurement

By Editors | 18/06/2024

OFAC designated three companies in China; entities in Hong Kong, UAE and Oman; three individuals; and a vessel.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Approves First ETF Listings Tracking Saudi Arabia

By Editors | 17/06/2024

Two ETFs managed by Huatai-Pinebridge Fund Management and China Southern Asset Management were approved.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS Publishes Results of Latest CBDC, Crypto Survey

By Editors | 17/06/2024

Central banks are now more likely to issue a wholesale CBDC than a retail CBDC within the next six years.

AML / KYC

RUSI Identifies Typologies of Abuse of FATF Standards

By Manesh Samtani | 17/06/2024

RUSI identifies five major ways the FATF standards can be weaponised by authoritarian regimes to crack down on dissent and activism.