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Enforcement
ASIC Allows AFCA to Name-and-Shame Financial Firms
By Editors | 27/08/2019
ASIC says the move will enhance transparency and accountability of firms’ performance in complaints handling, and of AFCA’s own decision-making.
Enforcement
US SEC Fines Deutsche Bank $16m for Corrupt Hiring Practices
By Editors | 27/08/2019
Between 2006 and 2014, Deutsche Bank hired relatives of executives of Chinese and Russian state-owned enterprises to generate business for the bank.
Enforcement
NAB Faces Potential A$535 Penalty for Using Unlicensed Loan Referrers
By Editors | 26/08/2019
ASIC has initiated federal court proceedings in relation to misconduct by 16 NAB bankers who accepted loan information and documentation from unlicensed introducers.
Enforcement
AMAC Targets Illegal Fundraising by Fund Managers
By Editors | 25/08/2019
Some managers of privately-offered funds are using capital intended for specific investments on themselves or to illegally operate P2P lending businesses.
Enforcement
SEBI Targets Insider Trading with Informant Reward Mechanism
By Editors | 22/08/2019
Whistleblowers will be eligible for rewards up to $139,000 and, if culpable themselves, for amnesty or settlement with SEBI.
AML / KYC
Australia Introduces Bill to Criminalise Cash Payments Over A$10,000
By Editors | 22/08/2019
Under the proposed law, Australians would face up to two years’ jail and A$25,200 in fines if cash transactions between business and individuals exceed A$10,000.
Enforcement
Former NAB Branch Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud
By Editors | 22/08/2019
The former branch manager has already received a permanent ban from ASIC for making false and misleading statements to NAB in relation to 24 home loan applications.
Enforcement
CSRC Fines Four Individuals for Spreading False News
By Editors | 22/08/2019
The individuals, including a news editor, were fined for spreading ‘fabricated’ news that the CSRC blames for stock market declines in late January.
Enforcement
HK Court Orders Confiscation of HK$1.46m from Former UBS Exec
By Editors | 21/08/2019
The case relates to the 2017 conviction of a former UBS associate director for accepting over HK$1.4mn in bribes from a Shenzhen-based client.
Enforcement
ASIC to Initiate Legal Proceedings Against Banks Within “Weeks”
By Editors | 20/08/2019
In addition to the 13 referrals from the royal commission, ASIC has been investigating “three times as many” case studies with a view to initiating legal proceedings in the new few weeks.
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