Enforcement

Securities / Derivatives

Bursa Malaysia Reprimands, Fines KAF Investment Bank Over Listing Breaches

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/03/2026

Bursa Malaysia flags failures in handling material compliance issues and ensuring accurate listing disclosures.

Securities / Derivatives

Singapore’s Appeals Court Upholds Jail Terms in Stock Manipulation Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/03/2026

The court rejected the appeals , ruling that the multi-year jail sentences for the S$8 billion penny stock crash over a decade ago were justified given the scale of market harm.

Enforcement

China Probe Into Conglomerate’s Collapse Ensnares More Former Regulators

By Manesh Samtani | 19/03/2026

The investigation found illegal fundraising and questionable ties between officials and the now-bankrupt conglomerate.

Enforcement

Korea Launches AML Crackdown Targeting VCs, Cross-Border Payments

By Manesh Samtani | 18/03/2026

Regulators have announced coordinated inspection plans and a new public-private partnership to combat money laundering through emerging financial channels.

Fintech / Regtech

ASIC Launches Public Complaints Data Portal for FIs

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/03/2026

The new interactive dashboard allows public comparison of firms’ complaint handling, aiming to boost transparency and flag emerging industry issues.

Enforcement

Standard Chartered Settles SEBI Case Over FPI Lapses

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/03/2026

The settlement resolves alleged disclosure delays and due diligence lapses in the bank’s role as a depository participant, without admission of guilt.

Enforcement

MAS Bans Ex-Bankers Over Roles in S$3bn Money Laundering Case

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/03/2026

Two former relationship managers who were convicted last year have received multi-year bans for offences including forgery and money laundering.

Enforcement

Global Fraud Summit Launches Taskforce Targeting Southeast Asian Scam Hubs

By Manesh Samtani | 18/03/2026

New INTERPOL taskforce and public-private partnerships aim to disrupt transnational fraud networks, with a focus on the APAC region.

Enforcement

Japan to Raise Max Jail Penalty for Unlicensed Crypto Sales - Report

By Editors | 17/03/2026

Regulator plans to move crypto oversight to the securities law framework and significantly increase fines and prison sentences.