The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority conducted a bilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi with the aim of strengthening cooperation on enhancing their respective financial sectors.
Tse Yiu Chung, a defendant charged with offenses related to a “ramp-and-dump” scheme and money laundering activities, has been arrested in Hong Kong for breaching her bail conditions.
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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission fined City International Futures (Hong Kong) Ltd. HK$100,000 for breaches of anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing and other regulatory requirements made between March 2016 and October 2018.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority imposed a financial penalty of HK$4 million on the Hong Kong branch of the Sydney, Australia-based financial institution for violations of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance.
Technical | Effectiveness |
---|---|
Compliant : 11 | High : 0 |
Largely Compliant : 25 | Substantial : 6 |
Partially Compliant : 4 | Moderate : 5 |
Non-Compliant : 0 | Low : 0 |
Hong Kong's technical compliance was re-rated in a Feb 16, 2023 follow-up report.
Rank : 54/110 |
Score : 5.2/10 |
Rank : 11/179 |
Score : 77/100 |
Rank : 4/133 |
Score : 66/100 |