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    KYC & CDD

    Philippine SEC Launches New Digital Services Platform

    By Editors | 22/07/2024

    The eSECURE platform will serve as a user’s digital passport to the different online services provided by the SEC.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    UK Publishes Briefing on Third Countries Helping Russia

    By Manesh Samtani | 22/07/2024

    The briefing names Belarus, Iran, North Korea and China as the main countries providing military support to Russia.

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    Cybersecurity

    Global IT Outage: ‘Significant Number’ of Affected Devices Back Online

    By Manesh Samtani | 22/07/2024

    NAB, CBA, SGX, LSE, Amex, Barclays, Macquarie Capital, and TD Bank were among those impacted, along with some Indian and Philippine banks.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    US SEC Sets Up Interagency Securities Council to Combat Fraud

    By Nithya Subramanian | 22/07/2024

    The objective of the new council is to strengthen collaboration between federal, state, and local agencies to protect investors from fraud.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    Singapore Says Jho Low Red Notice Remains in Effect

    By Nithya Subramanian | 22/07/2024

    Jho Low’s civil settlement with the US DOJ has “no bearing” on criminal investigations against him and his associates in Singapore.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    US Banking Regulators Propose to Update AML Requirements

    By Editors | 21/07/2024

    The Federal Reserve, FDIC, NCUA, and OCC said the amendments are intended to align with changes recently proposed by FinCEN.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    OFAC Sanctions Two Members of the ‘Cyber Army of Russia’

    By Editors | 21/07/2024

    Two Russian nationals separately pleaded guilty to participating in LockBit ransomware attacks, the DOJ announced separately.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    OFAC Announces More Sanctions Targeting Houthi Funding

    By Editors | 20/07/2024

    The targets include individuals and companies based in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, and the UAE, along with five vessels.

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    Market Abuse

    Ex-Goldman, Blackstone Analyst Sentenced for Insider Trading

    By Editors | 19/07/2024

    The former analyst passed MNPI to a friend and a family member who made a combined $400,000 in illegal profits.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    China, Russia Exploring New Ways to Address Payment Problems

    By Editors | 19/07/2024

    A Chinese official said financial institutions from the two countries are exploring the possibility of cooperating using the Mir payment system.

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