AML
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.
Tax & Regulation | 15 Feb 17
Panama Papers law firm bosses arrested and denied bail
The founders of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, have been arrested and are facing money laundering charges.
Tax & Regulation | 13 Jan 17
UK to crackdown on managers responsible for corporate crime
The UK government is to toughen laws governing fraudulent or dishonest activity by financial services companies to make it easier to successfully prosecute criminal offences such as fraud, money laundering and false accounting.
Two-week jail term and $7k fine for ex-BSI banker in 1MDB case
Former BSI Singapore director Yvonne Seah has been sentenced to two weeks in prison and fined S$10,000 (£5,553, $6,943, €6,632) as part of the investigation into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Former French budget minister jailed for tax evasion
Jerome Cahuzac, a cosmetic surgeon and former French budget minister tasked with cracking down on tax evasion, has been jailed for three years after he was found guilty of tax fraud and money laundering.