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SEC Imposes $63 Million in Fines on Firms in Off-Channel Communications Sweep
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has levied fines totaling $63 million against a dozen firms as part of its ongoing...
Jan 17, 20252 min read


Biden Administration Moves to Strengthen AI Chip Export Controls
As the Biden administration draws near to the end of its first term, the White House and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) are...
Jan 16, 20252 min read


SEC Takes Legal Action Against Musk for Delayed Disclosure of Twitter Stock Purchases
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, alleging that he failed to promptly disclose his...
Jan 16, 20252 min read


Slovakia’s AML Progress Deemed Insufficient, MONEYVAL Retains Enhanced Monitoring
Slovakia has made limited strides in enhancing its anti-money laundering (AML) framework, according to a recent report by MONEYVAL, the...
Jan 16, 20251 min read


Robinhood Fined $45 Million by SEC for AML and Regulatory Failures
Robinhood, a prominent U.S. trading platform, has agreed to pay a $45 million penalty following an investigation by the Securities and...
Jan 15, 20252 min read


Hungary’s Central Bank Fines OTP and MBH Banks Over AML/CTF Compliance Failures
Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), Hungary’s central bank, has imposed penalties totaling HUF 43 million ($106,183) on OTP Bank and MBH Bank for...
Jan 15, 20251 min read


Estonia Shows Progress in AML and CFT Measures, Says MONEYVAL Report
Estonia has made notable progress in strengthening its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) frameworks,...
Jan 15, 20251 min read


Acreage Holdings Settles SEC Allegations for $225,000 Over Inflated Cash Balances
A cannabis company has agreed to pay $225,000 to resolve allegations that it temporarily inflated its year-end cash balances by...
Jan 14, 20252 min read


INTERPOL Launches Silver Notices to Track Internationally Laundered Assets
INTERPOL has issued its first-ever ‘Silver Notice,’ a groundbreaking step aimed at tracing assets laundered across international borders....
Jan 14, 20252 min read


UK’s Serious Fraud Office Recovers Over £1 Million from Convicted Solicitor Timothy Schools
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has successfully recovered just over £1 million from former solicitor Timothy Schools, who was...
Jan 13, 20252 min read


FATF President Highlights Global Failures in Criminal Asset Recovery
The vast majority of nations are failing to effectively confiscate criminal assets, according to a stark warning from Elisa de Anda...
Jan 13, 20252 min read


Australia Implements New Anti-Money Laundering Law to Strengthen AUSTRAC's Investigative Powers
A sweeping new law granting Australia’s financial crime regulator, AUSTRAC, significantly expanded investigative authority came into...
Jan 10, 20252 min read


US Sanctions Hungary’s Antal Rogán for Corruption, Drawing Fire from Budapest
The United States has imposed sanctions on Antal Rogán, a senior Hungarian government minister and close aide to Prime Minister Viktor...
Jan 10, 20252 min read


Novo Banco's Operations Unaffected by Chief Risk Officer's Dismissal, Says CEO
Novo Banco's CEO, Mark Bourke, has assured that the bank's business operations will remain unaffected by the alleged misconduct that led...
Jan 9, 20252 min read


PwC Australia Submits Final Compliance Report Amid Tax Leak Scandal Developments
PwC Australia has delivered its final compliance report to the Tax Practitioners’ Board (TPB), marking the conclusion of its obligations...
Jan 9, 20252 min read


Legal Challenges Delay Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Deadline
Ongoing legal disputes over the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) have postponed the deadline for small businesses to report beneficial...
Jan 9, 20252 min read


U.S. Airplane Parts Distributor Penalized for Violating Russia Sanctions
Nearly three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. sanctions against Russian entities involved in the war have created...
Jan 8, 20252 min read


Novo Banco Dismisses Chief Risk Officer Over Suspicious Transactions, Launches Investigation
Novo Banco, Portugal’s fourth-largest lender, has terminated its Chief Risk Officer, Carlos Brandão, following the discovery of...
Jan 8, 20252 min read


Danish Tax Authority Pursues $1 Billion in US Fraud Trial Against American Investors
Danish tax authority Skatteforvaltningen (SKAT) is pressing forward with its efforts to recover over $1 billion in a high-profile fraud...
Jan 7, 20252 min read


FDIC Documents Reveal Crypto “Pause Letters” Amid Claims of Sector Debanking
In newly released documents, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) disclosed that while it directed banks to pause direct...
Jan 7, 20252 min read
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