Financial crimes

US SEC probes alleged insider trades involving Futu, Tiger Brokers

The scope and stage of the SEC’s probe weren’t immediately clear and the regulator’s reviews can end without any enforcement action being taken.

US firm says it lost millions to insider trading ahead of China crackdown on Futu, Tiger Brokers

Susquehanna says it lost more than US$70 million in one of the largest insider-trading schemes in recent memory.

Bangladesh sentences Singaporean tycoon for financial crime; his lawyers say he was not charged

S Alam Group founder and chairman Saiful Alam Masud and 10 associates were sentenced in Chattogram, Bangladesh, in May.

‘They said I had to appear in court’: How scammers exploit fear, urgency to target victims

Experts say scammers manipulate human emotions and behavioural biases to pressure victims into acting quickly.

Sam Bankman-Fried loses bid to overturn crypto fraud conviction

FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried stands before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan as he is sentenced to 25 years in prison, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

Convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeking Trump pardon

Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted in November 2023 on seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy.

MAS-licensed trust company fined $300,000 for breaching anti-money laundering rules

The breaches came to light during an inspection by MAS of the company’s anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism framework.

Bedok resident behind nine firms tied to $3b money laundering case admits to conspiring to cheat IRAS

Wang Junjie pleaded guilty to conspiring to cheat IRAS by making false representations in his capacity as director of a software company.

What PayNow’s alias removal really signals

The move to remove the alias option from PayNow won't just combat scams, it may also signal a shift towards a more auditable payments infrastructure.

Crackdown in South-east Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka

Indonesian police escort a group of online scam suspects from China, Japan and Taiwan.

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