Enforcement

Enforcement

MAS Penalises Singapore National in LSE Insider Trading Case

By Editors | 05/06/2019

The penalty was the result of close cooperation and information sharing between MAS and the UK FCA, which had referred the case and provided investigative assistance.

Enforcement

SGX RegCo Eyes Greater Enforcement, Whistleblower Protection

By Garima Chitkara | 04/06/2019

Senior officials at an SGX RegCo symposium said the regulator will take a more active role in protecting investor interests through greater enforcement action and whistleblower protection.

Enforcement

Macquarie Securities Penalised for Submitting Incorrect Regulatory Data

By Editors | 03/06/2019

Over 4 years, approximately 42 million orders containing incorrect or omitted regulatory data were submitted to ASX and Chi-X.

AML / KYC

Financial Crime on the Rise in APAC

By Editors | 31/05/2019

Almost three-quarters of Asia Pacific organisations have been victims of financial crime in the past year, according to recently published survey results by Refinitiv.

Enforcement

SFC Fines China Merchants Securities for Mishandling Client Money

By Editors | 31/05/2019

China Merchants Securities has received a second fine this week, this time for using funds from client trust accounts for purposes not allowed under the SFC’s Client Money Rules.

Enforcement

Japan FSA Takes Action Against Nomura Over Information Leak

By Editors | 29/05/2019

The FSA has issued a number of business improvement orders to Nomura after it was revealed that its employees had shared sensitive stock market information with clients.

Enforcement

SFC Fines China Merchants Securities for IPO Sponsor Failures

By Editors | 28/05/2019

China Merchants Securities was a joint sponsor with UBS – fined in March – for the 2009 IPO of China Metal Recycling, which was found to have fabricated financial information.

AML / KYC

Japan FSA Orders Seibu Shinkin Bank to Improve Loan Screening

By Editors | 27/05/2019

The bank reportedly extended loans to persons connected to ‘antisocial forces’, and potentially executed over 100 fraudulent real estate loans.

AML / KYC

Five RCBC Bank Employees Charged with Money Laundering

By Editors | 25/05/2019

Five current and former bank employees have been charged with money laundering in the Philippines in connection with the 2016 Bangladesh Bank heist.