03/21/2019

Banks bolstering money laundering countermeasures

As this date approaches, financial institutions are stepping up their countermeasures due to concerns that if the FATF decides Japan’s handling of this issue is insufficient, it could lead to difficulties such as delays in international remittances

03/20/2019

S. Korea pension fund lacks independence: think tank

But the Seoul government appears to have a say in key decisions at the NPS as five out of 20 members of the NPS asset management committee are incumbent ministers or vice ministers and NPS chairman and CEO Kim Sung-ju, it said.

03/19/2019

J. Safra Sarasin Sued by Employee Who Miscarried

Coleman alleges both the bank and her immediate supervisor, long-term banker Feroze Sukh, are culpable under Hong Kong’s Sex Discrimination Ordinance and Disability Discrimination Ordinance.

03/18/2019

RBI Issues Finalised Guidelines on Market Abuse

The RBI also said market participants, either acting independently or in collusion, shall not undertake any action with the intention of manipulating the calculation of a benchmark rate or a reference rate.