All posts tagged "Goldman Sachs"
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374KoreaKorea FSS Pledges to Improve Environment for Foreign FIs
At a meeting with bank and asset manager heads, the FSS promised to lower regulatory and operational barriers for foreign firms looking to enter Korea’s financial markets.
December 3, 2019 -
366AML / KYCUS Agrees to $700mn Settlement with 1MDB Financier Jho Low
The proposed settlement would resolve civil forfeiture cases tied to Low, but does not release him from other criminal charges. Low gets to keep $15mn to pay his lawyers.
October 31, 2019 -
308EnforcementFSC Korea to Raise Penalties for Illegal Short Selling
On top of the higher penalties for illegal short selling, the FSC will penalise violators extra if they are found to have also engaged in unfair dealing.
October 22, 2019 -
544JapanJapan to Exempt Hedge Funds from Stricter Foreign Investment Rules
The government reportedly intends to exempt ‘portfolio investors’ from having to seek prior approval under the proposed 1% notification threshold.
October 18, 2019 -
368ChinaGoldman Files Application to Control China Securities JV
Goldman is seeking to bring its China business in line with its operations in other parts of the world – as its local partner folds its operations into the joint venture.
August 22, 2019 -
380AML / KYC
Malaysia Files Criminal Charges Against 17 Goldman Directors
The current and former directors each face 1MDB-related charges carrying a maximum 10-year jail term and a minimum penalty of 1 million ringgit.
August 12, 2019 -
995AML / KYCUS Authorities Probe Deutsche Bank Dealings With 1MDB
The DOJ probe is looking into whether Deutsche Bank failed to comply with US AML or foreign bribery laws in the course of raising $1.2bn for 1MDB in 2014.
July 13, 2019 -
839AML / KYCGoldman Banker Tim Leissner Banned for Life in Hong Kong
Leissner’s conduct in relation to the Malaysian state fund 1MDB called into question his fitness and properness to be a licensed person, the SFC said.
July 4, 2019 -
618AML / KYCGoldman’s Compensation Offer for 1MDB Losses ‘Not Adequate’
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Goldman's $240mn offer to compensate Malaysia for the bank's role in the 1MDB scandal is not adequate.
June 25, 2019 -
491AML / KYCMalaysia Extradites Former Goldman Banker to US
Extradited from Malaysia, the former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng has pleaded not guilty to 1MDB-related charges in the US, and has been released under house arrest.
May 7, 2019
