The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has finalised its revisions to the annexe on correspondent banking. These revisions are included in a new release of the guidelines on the Sound management of risks related to money laundering and financing of terrorism, ... Read More →
MAS 1MDB probe: Summary of Regulatory Actions taken
Update 20 Dec 2017 - MAS issued Prohibition Orders to Mr Yeo Jiawei and Mr Kevin Scully and has been updated below. SINGAPORE - The central bank of Singapore, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), announced that it had concluded its review of transactions relating ... Read More →
Hong Kong launches new Fraud and Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce (FMLIT)
Hong Kong - The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) in collaboration with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) and several banks launched a 12-month pilot project named the Fraud and Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce (FMLIT) ... Read More →
Wolfsberg Group updates PEP guidance
The Wolfsberg Group (Wolfsberg) updated its guidance as to how Financial Institutions (FIs) should hand the money laundering risks posed by Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). Wolfsberg reiterated the importance of addressing the financial crime ... Read More →
1 in 5 banks in Asia Pacific says tax evasion will double: Survey
Singapore - A recent poll conducted by data analytics firm FICO revealed that one in five banks in the Asia Pacific expects tax evasion in 2017 to increase 100 to 500 percent over last year's levels. Additionally, a further one in five senior fraud managers surveyed ... Read More →
