Asiaciti Trust failed to put in place adequate procedures to establish source of wealth, and did not inquire into unusually large transactions by customers who were PEPs.
July 23, 2020The advisory highlights the powers US agencies have to subpoena foreign FIs that maintain a correspondent bank account in the US to gain access to customer records stored overseas.
April 22, 2020The revision bill was introduced last November, and passed on 5 March. The government has now approved the revision act at a cabinet meeting on 17 March.
March 18, 2020China Minsheng Bank, China Everbright Bank and Huatai Securities have been fined a combined 52mn yuan for failures in customer identification, transaction reporting and record keeping.
February 18, 2020We need to enable a wider application of technology to AML work in the sector, deputy chief Arthur Yuen said at the HKMA's its first AML/CFT RegTech Forum on Friday.
November 23, 2019Following the release of the FATF mutual evaluation report for Hong Kong, the SFC has highlighted key work areas for licensed firms and their associated entities.
September 9, 2019Banks and SVF operators are asked to explore how technology can be used to more effectively and efficiently combat risks, including through the use of analytics in monitoring.
September 6, 2019BNM assistant governor Encik Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid warns that enforcement action will be taken against legal professionals for AML non-compliance starting in 2020.
August 30, 2019While most of the sector presents low risk, higher risk has emerged in SVF products that allow overseas cash withdrawals, cross border remittances, and person-to-person transfers.
July 22, 2019The FATF has established binding obligations for countries and virtual asset service providers to comply with AML/CTF standards to prevent the misuse of virtual assets.
June 24, 2019