The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) has fined Credit Suisse and United Overseas Bank (UOB) and issued prohibition orders against three people following a two-year investigation into scandal-plagued wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad.
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Kirsten is editor for International Adviser, covering global news stories about the financial services industry. She joined Last Word Media in October 2015 after two years working as a reporter covering the staffing and recruitment industry.
Kirsten has a Masters in Financial Journalism from the University of Stirling.
She can be contacted via kirsten.hastings@lastwordmedia.com
Hong Kong and UK sign fintech agreement
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority have entered into a co-operation agreement to support fintech innovation.
Capital Group partners with AIA Hong Kong in ILAS push
Fund manager Capital Group is teaming up with AIA Hong Kong to introduce long-term investment solutions through the AIA investment linked assurance scheme (Ilas).
China’s HNA Capital takes top stake in Deutsche Bank
Chinese financial services group HNA has become the biggest shareholder in Deutsche Bank after increasing its stake to just under 10%, overtaking the Qatar royal family and BlackRock.
HK fines Coutts HK$7m for AML breaches
The Hong Kong branch of Coutts has been fined by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) for failing in its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) checks.
HK’s SFC freezes accounts in US Ponzi scheme
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained an interim court order to freeze bank accounts connected with a suspected $15m US Ponzi scheme that invested in Brazilian and African gold mines.
Singapore bans ex-Goldman Sachs banker in 1MDB scandal
Former Goldman Sachs director Tim Leissner has been banned from working in Singapore’s financial services industry for 10 years for his involvement with stricken Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, with further prohibition orders expected.
New CBRC chief to `safeguard’ $4.4trn in WM products
Guo Shuqing, the newly-appointed chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), has vowed to close cross-market financial product loopholes and tighten oversight of the nearly CNY30trn ($4.4trn) held in Chinese banks’ wealth management products.
China can weather US protectionism
US rhetoric aside, there are good reasons to be optimistic about China’s growth in 2017, according to Ed Smith, asset allocation strategist at Rathbones.
HK signs cross-border cooperation agreement with the US
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has entered into a memorandum of understanding on cross-border cooperation with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
