The updated AML/CFT guideline includes a new stand-alone chapter on regulatory requirements and standards for addressing ML/TF risks associated with virtual assets.
May 25, 202369.2% of vessels with unknown beneficial owners have engaged in risky or sanction-violating behaviour, report finds.
April 21, 2023SEBI is probing three offshore entities which entered into investment transactions with unlisted Adani Group units over the last 13 years.
April 5, 2023The HKMA found control lapses in onboarding due diligence as well as ineffective procedures for determining whether beneficial owners were PEPs.
August 29, 2022The two men served as resident directors for companies, declaring themselves rather than their Russian clients as the beneficial owners.
April 8, 2022The guidance highlights the need for reporting entities to conduct due diligence to understand who has effective control or beneficial ownership of legal structures.
March 19, 2022Licensing will be available to companies incorporated elsewhere as long as they have a registration in Hong Kong.
February 11, 2022The banks were deceived regarding true beneficial ownership in their decision to open bank accounts between 2014 to 2017.
September 9, 2021The amendments allow FIs to carry out ACIP on a customer after an account is opened, provided the initial deposit is the only transaction made at opening.
July 31, 2021The draft law brings into scope non-bank financial institutions as well as property developers, accounting firms and precious metal dealers.
June 3, 2021