Financial crimes

Former top Swiss private banker Pierre Mirabaud convicted of corruption

Pierre Mirabaud, 77, admitted paying tens of millions of francs in bribes to a now deceased Kuwaiti government official in exchange for bringing business to Swiss private bank Mirabaud & Cie.

Former Chinese senior finance official jailed for life for taking nearly $18 million in bribes

Stock prices on a screen along a bridge in Shanghai’s financial district. China’s anti-corruption campaign led by President Xi Jinping has brought down huge numbers of officials.

Singaporean couple lose over $500,000 in alleged stock investment scam

The couple were led into pumping $650,000 into buying stocks of a Hong Kong-listed company whose value then nosedived.

ST Explains: What are pyramid schemes and how are they dealt with in Singapore and China?

If an investment opportunity sounds too good to be true, it probably is, warned the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) in a statement on Sept 4.

52 Singaporeans arrested in China over suspected involvement in pyramid scheme

The 52 detainees were nabbed as part of a wider law enforcement operation, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Singapore Police Force.

Thailand plans overhaul of market laws to speed up fraud probes

The proposed cooperation between SEC officials and the police should significantly shorten investigations into alleged financial offences.

Two Binance employees detained in the UAE amid police inquiries

The detentions are an indication that Binance has faced serious legal pressure in the UAE, which is the home of the company’s main regulator.

Saudi Arabia tightens anti-crime oversight on UAE-bound bank transfers

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Burj Khalifa skyline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi/File Photo

Former Nepal prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returns home, faces graft probe

Nepal’s former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has denied the allegations against him.

Lebanon indicts ex-central bank governor Salameh over new alleged financial crimes

FILE PHOTO: Longtime chief of Lebanon's Central Bank Riad Salameh, poses as he leaves office after a 30-year tenure, at Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir//File Photo

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