Multi-million (and billion) dollar fines for AML/CTF breaches are no longer the preserve of United States and United Kingdom. In …
Posted on: 04-11-2017 Posted in: AML/CTF, Regulatory action
It’s great to see that the global standard-setter on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (FATF) is embracing the galloping trend …
Posted on: 04-11-2017 Posted in: AML/CTF, Financial technology, RegTech
In this post, we describe a recent example of technology allegedly being used to evade regulations and frustrate regulators – a …
Posted on: 04-5-2017 Posted in: Financial technology, RegTech, Regulatory action
This post was written by Natalie Caton. In a further step towards increased transparency and strengthening Australia’s anti-corruption laws and …
Posted on: 03-21-2017 Posted in: Anti-bribery and corruption
We are now starting to see signs of momentum building on AML/CTF enforcement cases in Hong Kong. With it, there …
Posted on: 03-17-2017 Posted in: AML/CTF, Regulatory action
A recent judgment has brought into question Hong Kong’s efforts to combat human trafficking and forced labour. In this post, …
Posted on: 02-24-2017 Posted in: Slavery and human trafficking
The founders of Mossack Fonesca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, have been arrested. The …
Posted on: 02-24-2017 Posted in: AML/CTF, Fraud, Regulatory action
On Friday 17 February, Vice Chairman of Samsung Lee Jae-yong was arrested and detained on corruption and bribery charges. How …
Posted on: 02-21-2017 Posted in: Anti-bribery and corruption
Ahead of the changing of the guard, the White House chose financial technology (FinTech) as the subject of one of …
Posted on: 01-25-2017 Posted in: Financial technology
A U.S. District Court has recently held bitcoin is “money” or “funds” for the purpose of particular U.S. federal legislation. …
Posted on: 10-5-2016 Posted in: Financial technology
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