Offshore ‘Crook’s Bank’ developer facing £1m fine
A money launderer who developed an online service for criminals using bank accounts in Portugal, the Cape Verde Islands, Jersey, Cyprus, and Switzerland has been ordered to pay £1m.
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Law firms an ‘obvious target’ for money launderers
Six law firms are being investigated for money laundering failures, prompting the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to warn lawyers that they need to do more.
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UK seeks industry help to wipe out £24bn cost of crime
The UK Government is raising awareness of the signs of money laundering and the risks firms and professionals face if caught facilitating or failing to reporting financial crime.
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STM CEO mulling ‘options’ over laundering arrest
Arrested STM chief Alan Kentish is ‘exploring various options’ to speed up his case with Gibraltar money laundering investigators.
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Second arrest in STM money laundering probe
Police in the STM Gibraltar money laundering investigation have revealed another employee of the cross-border firm has been arrested on suspicion of failure to disclose.
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MAS issues prohibition orders in latest stage of 1MDB scandal
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) has issued prohibition orders against those involved in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) state fund breach, one of the world’s largest money laundering scandals in recent history.
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FCA finds compliance officer with 20-yr record unfit for role
The Financial Conduct Authority has refused to let a compliance officer with nearly 20 years of experience carry out certain controlled functions on behalf of online trader Goldenway Global Investments.
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Aussie adviser banned and convicted of 97 counts of fraud
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) has permanently banned a former adviser who was found guilty of 97 counts of fraud and 10 counts of stealing and sentenced to six and a half years’ imprisonment.
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Guernsey bans Sark couple from director roles for 15 years
A husband and wife from the Channel Island of Sark have each been banned from acting as company directors for 15 years after they were convicted and imprisoned for conducting regulated business without a licence and obstructing justice.
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Isle of Man regulator steps up anti-money laundering crackdown
The Isle of Man financial regulator is taking action against anti-money laundering and terrorist financing with new guidance rules aimed at “avoiding a tick-box approach” to assessing the risk of customer involvement in such activities.
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Jailed 1MDB banker sentenced to four more years for cheating
A Singapore court has found former BSI Singapore banker Yeo Jiawei guilty of further charges of money laundering and cheating in relation to billions of dollars allegedly misappropriated from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) state fund.
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Coutts & Co fined HK$7m by Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong branch of Coutts & Co has been fined by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) for failing in its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) checks.