The Notices cover activities involving precious stones and metals, services and transactions involving digital payment tokens, and risk assessments on shell companies.
March 2, 2022Licensing will be available to companies incorporated elsewhere as long as they have a registration in Hong Kong.
February 11, 2022Gatekeeper professions play an important role in facilitating North Korean sanctions evasion, RUSI says in a new paper.
January 7, 2022MAS proposes requirements for dealings in precious stones and metals, transactions involving digital payment tokens, and customers that may be considered higher risk shell companies.
July 13, 2021Hong Kong’s FSTB has issued consultation conclusions on the new licensing regime for VASPs and a new registration regime for precious metals dealers.
May 24, 2021Singapore’s money remittance sector poses the highest risk of being exploited for terrorism financing, followed by the banking sector.
January 12, 2021The bank’s employees and agents concealed bribes paid to obtain and maintain lucrative business in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Italy and China.
January 12, 2021Seven banks have temporarily stopped opening new accounts for precious metals trading amid concerns that heightened volatility could lead to losses and complaints.
December 1, 2020The government proposes to introduce a new licensing regime for VASPs that trade non-security tokens, and a registration regime for dealers in precious metals and stones.
November 3, 2020The settlement will fully resolve investigations carried out by the DOJ, CFTC and SEC into trades made over nearly ten years.
October 1, 2020