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HKMA and Cyberport launch second cohort of GenA.I. Sandbox to accelerate A.I. innovation in financial sector
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (Cyberport), announced...
May 42 min read


Shinhan Bank freed from US money-laundering oversight after 8 years
Shinhan Bank America, the US unit of South Korea’s Shinhan Bank, has been released from an injunctive order by the US government that...
May 42 min read


SFC reprimands and fines Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited $4.2 million for regulatory breaches
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited (IBHK) $4.2 million for...
May 21 min read


Vietnam Tycoon's Jail Term Cut To 30 Years In $17-bn Money Laundering Case
A Vietnamese property tycoon who was jailed for life in a $17-billion money laundering case had her sentence cut to 30 years on appeal on...
Apr 272 min read


McDan Group under probe over alleged money launderingv
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has launched an investigation into the McDan Group over suspicions of money laundering, according...
Apr 271 min read


Japan Faces Surge in Fraud Including 4.5M Yen Police Scam, 95B Yen Stock Losses, and Deel Money Laundering Allegations
Japanese authorities are confronting a surge in financial crimes involving fraud and money laundering. A recent case in Miyagi Prefecture...
Apr 271 min read


SFC bans Kao Cheng Yung for six months
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Mr Kao Cheng Yung, a former responsible officer (RO), manager-in-charge of...
Apr 272 min read


HKMA and SFC consult on annual update to Financial Services Providers list under OTC derivatives regulatory regime
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today (17 April) issued a joint consultation on...
Apr 271 min read


Ex-manager of fabric company charged by ICAC gets 30 months’ jail for $1m fraudulent orders and money laundering
A former project manager of a fabric company, charged by the ICAC for making false representations to cause three customers to place...
Apr 272 min read
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