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Australia: Treasury Moves to Strengthen MIS Governance Standards

Treasury consults on reforms to strengthen MIS governance and oversight. In brief The Australian Treasury (“Treasury“) is consulting on proposals to enhance the governance of registered...

Newcastle, Washington, man pleads guilty to laundering nearly $100 million in proceeds of investment fraud scheme

Seattle –A 47-year-old resident of Newcastle, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his...

Publication of the Report by the Working Group on Crypto-asset Systems of the Financial System Council : FSA

Tweet Japanese February 16, 2026 Financial Services Agency (Japanese version: published December 10, 2025) The Working Group on Crypto-asset Systems of the Financial System Council (Chaired by Professor MORISHITA...

Ownership and Control Test in UK Financial Sanctions Regulations

HMG is launching a call for evidence to seek industry’s views on how UK financial sanctions regulations on ownership and control are applied in practice, including how firms implement the regulations and...

Malaysia: Securities Commission Clarifies Requirements on Digital Asset Broking

In brief On 30 January 2026, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) provided clarity on the regulatory framework governing the offering of broking services for digital...

United Kingdom: New Cryptoassets Regime Published

In brief On 4 February 2024, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 (“Cryptoassets Regulations”) were made, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptoassets...

U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton’s Keynote Panel at the Securities Enforcement Forum New York 2026

Click to view: Keynote Q&A With U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton Securities Enforcement Forum New York is a unique, one-day conference that brings together hundreds of...

Reference Cases on Suspicious Transactions : FSA

* Specified business operators other than deposit taking institutions, insurance companies, financial instruments business operators and cryptoasset exchange service providers shall refer to the...

AUSTRAC backs newly regulated sectors with release of AML/CTF program starter kits

AUSTRAC has released its anti-money laundering program starter kits (kits), designed specifically to help small businesses in newly regulated sectors to meet their compliance obligations and manage ML/TF risks, while also reducing the time and...

Notice: Imposition of monetary penalty: Bank of Scotland PLC

OFSI report of penalty for breach of financial sanctions Story from gov.uk

AUSTRAC orders audit of Airwallex for suspected AML/CTF compliance failures

AUSTRAC has ordered the appointment of an external auditor to assess whether payment platform, Airwallex Designated Business Group (Airwallex DBG), is meeting its anti-money...

United States: No Action, Big Impact – CFTC Harmonizes Cross-Border Rules

In brief On December 9, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued No-Action Letter 25‑42, providing important relief and clarification for market participants navigating cross-border...

New rules for DFAs purchases by investors

Starting from 2026, a revised classification of digital financial assets (DFAs) available to qualified and non-qualified investors will come into effect. Non-qualified investors will be able to freely purchase the most popular...

The FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of March 2025, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act

1. Loans based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (FRA) The total amount of loans held by all banks as of the end of March 2025,...

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