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Regulatory News


SFC unveils first batch of brokers joining Wealth Management Connect Pilot Scheme
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today announced 14 licensed corporations (LCs) are eligible to participate in the...
Nov 10, 2024


Hong Kong Customs detects case of precious metals and stones dealer carrying out specified transactions without registration
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (November 5) detected a case involving a local company that conducted multiple transactions of diamonds, with...
Nov 10, 2024


HKMA’s Response to US Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve (the Fed) just announced its decision to cut the target range for the federal...
Nov 10, 2024


US probes Tether for money laundering violations: WSJ
The news: The US government is investigating cryptocurrency firm Tether for possible breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) and...
Nov 3, 2024


DOJ Charges AurumXchange Operator in $30M Silk Road Money Laundering Case
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged Maximiliano Pilipis, a former exchange operator, with money laundering in Silk...
Nov 3, 2024


Singapore publishes national anti-money laundering strategy
Singapore has published its 32-page national anti-money laundering (AML) strategy, as part of continuing efforts to maintain the...
Nov 3, 2024


BofA Says Regulators May Take Action Over Money Laundering, Zelle
Bank of America Corp. said U.S. regulators may take action against the firm over its efforts to detect suspected money laundering and...
Nov 3, 2024


Insurance intermediary charged by ICAC guilty of conspiring with policyholders over insurance claims fraud
An insurance intermediary, charged by the ICAC, was today (October 31) convicted at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts of conspiring with...
Nov 3, 2024


First immediate jail sentence for convicted unlicensed activity with a compensation order
The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today sentenced Ms Lai Ka Yi to two weeks’ imprisonment and ordered her to pay a sum of $98,000 as...
Nov 3, 2024
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