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Japan Faces Surge in Fraud Including 4.5M Yen Police Scam, 95B Yen Stock Losses, and Deel Money Laundering Allegations
Japanese authorities are confronting a surge in financial crimes involving fraud and money laundering. A recent case in Miyagi Prefecture...
Apr 271 min read


SFC bans Kao Cheng Yung for six months
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Mr Kao Cheng Yung, a former responsible officer (RO), manager-in-charge of...
Apr 272 min read


HKMA and SFC consult on annual update to Financial Services Providers list under OTC derivatives regulatory regime
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today (17 April) issued a joint consultation on...
Apr 271 min read


Ex-manager of fabric company charged by ICAC gets 30 months’ jail for $1m fraudulent orders and money laundering
A former project manager of a fabric company, charged by the ICAC for making false representations to cause three customers to place...
Apr 272 min read


HKMA, HKPF and HKAB jointly announce new measures to strengthen the response to fraud and money laundering
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) and The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) jointly...
Apr 133 min read


Ex-bank employee among trio charged by ICAC for allegedly conspiring with intermediary to accept bribes over account opening
A former bank employee and a couple, both insurance agents cum intermediaries, were charged by the ICAC yesterday (April 2) for allegedly...
Apr 131 min read


Jack Dorsey’s Block fined $40M by NY regulators over cash app compliance failures
Block, Inc., the digital payments company led by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has agreed to pay a $40 million civil penalty to the New...
Apr 132 min read


HKMA and banking sector support SMEs from various industries
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), together with the banking sector, introduced today (8 April) sector-specific support measures to...
Apr 134 min read


Hong Kong Customs detects case of non-registered precious metals and stones dealer carrying out specified transactions
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (April 9) detected a case involving a local jewellery company that conducted multiple transactions of...
Apr 132 min read
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