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SFC reprimands and fines Xinhu International Futures (Hong Kong) Co., Limited $9 million and suspends its former responsible officer Ngai Wai for nine months
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Xinhu International Futures (Hong Kong) Co., Limited (Xinhu) $9...
Oct 14, 2024


Southeast Asia Groups Using Crypto to Carry Out 'Larger Scale and Harder to Detect' Crimes: UN
Bad actors in Southeast Asia are increasingly leveraging crypto and “producing larger scale and harder to detect fraud, money laundering,...
Oct 14, 2024


Australia's Bonza caught up in US money laundering probe
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether money funnelled to insolvent Australian operator Bonza breached...
Oct 14, 2024


ABA: Proposed anti-money laundering requirements need further work
An interagency proposal to require financial institutions to establish and maintain risk-based anti-money laundering programs is flawed...
Oct 14, 2024


Report: TD to Face US Growth Limits, $3B Penalty for Money-Laundering Failures
Toronto-Dominion Bank will pay about $3 billion in penalties and face restrictions on its U.S. growth in a settlement with regulators...
Oct 14, 2024


Taiwan Virtual Asset Business Regulations to be Released, Association Welcomes Legalization Development and Will Actively Cooperate
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced last week that it has drafted regulations for Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP)...
Oct 14, 2024


HKMA and HKAB support ICAC’s launching of Banking Industry Integrity Charter
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) fully support the Banking Industry Integrity...
Oct 14, 2024


FCA fines Starling Bank £29m for failings in their financial crime systems and controls
Starling grew quickly, from approximately 43,000 customers in 2017 to 3.6 million in 2023. However, measures to tackle financial crime...
Oct 14, 2024


SFC flags asset manager misconduct in managing private funds and discretionary accounts
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a circular flagging various deficiencies and substandard conduct identified...
Oct 14, 2024
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