The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission“) recently published a concept release soliciting public comment on a new definition of foreign private issuer (FPI). The release reviews...
Two Chinese nationals and a New York woman, all members of a prolific Chinese money laundering organization (CMLO), pleaded guilty today to money laundering...
Japanese
July 4, 2025
Financial Services Agency
(Japanese version: published April 10, 2025)
1.Summary
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has conducted an examination of the state of regulatory systems...
The Commission has today issued an amendment to the country list in Appendix I of the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) (the “Handbook”) reflecting...
AUSTRAC has ordered the appointment of an external auditor to Western Union Financial Services Australia (Western Union) after raising concerns about the money remitter’s...
A Nigerian national pleaded guilty recently to operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded elderly and vulnerable consumers across the United States.
According to...
A federal jury convicted an Illinois businessman yesterday for his role in schemes to fraudulently obtain over $55 million in commercial loans and lines...
The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that three additional defendants were sentenced in connection with a long-running and violent conspiracy to monopolize the...
A federal grand jury in Fort Worth, Texas, returned an indictment on June 11, unsealed yesterday, charging four family members with conspiracy to defraud...
June 25, 2025
Publication of the finalized amendments of the Regulation on Calculation of Specific Purpose Trust Property, etc.: In response to the publication of...
On June 30, 2025, the FSA published “Monitoring of Foreign Bank Branches and Foreign Securities Companies.”
In recent years, the business activities of foreign financial...
The Financial Services Agency of Japan has published the "Action Programme for Corporate Governance Reform 2025" based on the discussion at the meeting of the Council of...
Largest Justice Department Health Care Fraud Takedown in History
More than Doubles Prior Record of $6 Billion
The Justice Department today announced the results of its...