United States

    Enforcement

    US Regulators to Reprimand Citigroup Over Risk Management

    By Editors | 16/09/2020

    The Federal Reserve and OCC are expected to require Citigroup to develop and execute a plan to improve its risk management systems.

    AML / KYC

    DOJ Charges Three for North Korea Sanctions Breaches

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/09/2020

    Two North Koreans and one Malaysian allegedly used front companies to deceive US banks into processing transactions for North Korean customers.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Thailand’s SEC Proposed to Raise Fees on Futures Trading

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/09/2020

    The SEC wants to replace the annual fixed fee charged to the TFEX with a per-contract fee, which could more than triple the cost to the futures bourse.

    Market Infrastructure

    Bangladesh Bank Offers Assurances on Cybersecurity at Banks

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 14/09/2020

    Bangladesh banks in facing renewed cyber threats last month, but their regulator, Bangladesh Bank, says the situation is under control.

    AML / KYC

    OFAC Settles Deutsche Bank Trust Sanctions Violations

    By Editors | 13/09/2020

    The settlement covers a large payment linked to a designated oil company and 61 payments made to a sanctioned bank in 2015.

    ESG / Sustainability

    CFTC Report Warns of Systemic Risks from Climate Change

    By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2020

    The report calls on financial regulators to move “urgently and decisively” to measure, understand, and address the risks climate change poses to the US financial system.

    AML / KYC

    US Recovers $60m in 1MDB Funds from Najib Razak’s Stepson

    By Editors | 06/09/2020

    The assets recovered include luxury real estate in Beverly Hills, New York and London, a Kentucky maintenance company, and a 1927 promo poster for the film “Metropolis”.

    Enforcement

    US SEC Launches Fraud Probe into Chinese Edutech Firm

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/09/2020

    Reports first emerged in February alleging that up to 80% of GSX Techedu users are fake, evidenced by attendance data, server records, and admissions by former employees.

    Securities / Derivatives

    US SEC Stays Implementation of NYSE Direct Listing Rules

    By Editors | 06/09/2020

    The Council of Institutional Investors has objected to the direct listing rules on concerns that companies may circumvent investor protections built into the IPO process.

    Uncategorised

    New US Exchange MEMX Postpones Launch for Additional Testing

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/09/2020

    Wall Street-backed MEMX will begin trading in six symbols on 21 September before trading all National Market System stocks on 29 September.

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