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2 held in HK over alleged HK$35m money laundering linked to drug case
Hong Kong customs arrested two local men on Wednesday on suspicion of money laundering involving approximately HK$35 million ($4.4 million), following a probe into a drug-related case from last year.
Aug 22


The FCA has banned Demetrios Hadjigeorgiou from working in senior management positions in financial services and fined him £56,400.
The FCA has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services due to a serious lack of honesty and integrity.
Aug 22


FCA bans senior manager for lack of honesty and integrity
The FCA has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services due to a serious lack of honesty and integrity.
Aug 22


Former Goldman Sachs Investment Banker Convicted of Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering
Defendant Asante Kwaku Berko Paid More than $1 Million in Bribes Related to the Development of a Power Plant in Ghana
Aug 14


SFC obtains six-year disqualification order against former executive director of National United Resources Holdings Limited over fictitious transactions
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained a six-year disqualification order in the Court of First Instance against Mr Tian Songlin, a former executive director of National United Resources Holdings Limited (NUR), after he admitted to breaching his fiduciary duties
Aug 14


Hearing adjourned in criminal prosecution for noncompliance with SFC notices in market manipulation investigations
The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today adjourned the hearing to 17 September 2026 on the criminal prosecution brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) against Mr Oliver Chow Pak Wah for his alleged failures to comply with the notices issued under section 183 of the Se
Aug 14


MAS Issues Prohibition Order against Low Jia Mei, Camie for Unauthorised Access to Bank Customer Information
Singapore, 12 August 2026... The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a 4-year Prohibition Order (PO) against Ms Low Jia Mei, Camie under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 (FSMA), for offences relating to unauthorised access to customer information.
Aug 14


AUSTRAC orders Cryptolink’s crypto ATMs offline
AUSTRAC has suspended Cryptolink Pty Ltd’s registration amid ongoing concerns about its compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) obligations.
Aug 14


SEC Could Advance Crypto Offering Rules and Tokenized Stock Innovation Exemption Friday
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could advance two significant cryptocurrency initiatives on Aug. 14: a formal proposal for tailored crypto-asset offering rules and a separate “innovation exemption” for trading tokenized securities. However, only the first measure is f
Aug 14
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