Singapore, 3 August 2026… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a 6-year Prohibition Order (PO) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 (FSMA) against Ms Lai Mei Lin, a former representative and Unit Manager of Manulife Financial Advisers Pte. Ltd.

Companies will benefit from easier initial public offering (IPO) listings thanks to changes to the rules from the FCA.

​The Department of Health (DH) today (August 6) continued to conduct operations across multiple districts in Hong Kong to crack down on the illegal sale or possession of unregistered medicine, seizing more than 140 boxes of suspected unregistered medicine claimed to have pain-rel

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained 13-year disqualification orders in the Court of First Instance against three former top executives of China Candy Holdings Limited (China Candy) for their involvement in fiendish schemes that substantially overstated the co

The FCA has censured Equity for Growth (Securities) Limited (EFG) for approving financial promotions relating to minibonds that were unfair, unclear and misleading.

Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court has fined private bank Lombard Odier 3 million Swiss francs ($3.7 million) for failing to prevent money laundering linked to an Uzbek corruption network. The ruling, delivered on July 28, 2026, also saw a former relationship manager receive a

Financial institutions across the UK, Europe and Asia-Pacific are facing mounting pressure to strengthen their anti-money laundering (AML) frameworks, with regulators making clear that current compliance efforts fall short of expectations.

Singapore, 27 July 2026... The Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") has issued a 3-year prohibition order ("PO") under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 ("FSMA") against Mr Li Jinbo, a former appointed representative and formerly the Chief Investment Officer ("CIO")