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13th June 2016

China’s top securities regulator set to continue with strict oversight approach

Regulator to crack the whip on stock market violators, plans more stringent action to check speculation and manipulation on China’s bourses Read More

13th June 2016

China regulator says A shares inclusion by MSCI ‘can’t wait too long’

Qi Bin, chief of the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s department of international cooperation, stepped up calls for the inclusion of A shares into MSCI’s emerging markets benchmarks Sunday, two days ahead of a final verdict by the global index provider. Read More

13th June 2016

Ex-ministers arrested in corruption probe in Guatemala

Three former Guatemalan cabinet ministers were arrested on corruption charges amid claims they used public money to buy houses, boats, and a helicopter for a former president. Read More

13th June 2016

Egypt appoints new anti-corruption chief as predecessor faces trial

Egypt's parliament approved on Sunday the appointment of a former prosecutor as the new anti-corruption chief, state news agency MENA said, less than a week after his predecessor went on trial accused of making up lies about the scale of the problem. Read More

13th June 2016

Mexico protests over Oaxaca teachers’ leader arrest

Mexican police have arrested a teachers' union leader accused of siphoning off money raised illegally from union members in the southern city of Oaxaca. Read More

13th June 2016

Dutch MPs fight to get Dutchman alleged money launderer out of 103-year Thai jail sentence

Dutch National Johan Van Laarhoven was arrested and sentenced to 103 years in prison for money laundering. His fortune was made from running licensed cannabis cafes in his own country, and Dutch parliament members are urging the Thai and Dutch governments to remove him from jail for lack of evidence. Read More

10th June 2016

Under new chief, China’s securities regulator pushes fixes ahead of MSCI deadline

China’s securities regulator has rushed through stock market rule changes under its new chairman in a bid to persuade MSCI to include domestic Chinese shares in one of its global benchmarks. The New York-based index provider will announce on June 14 if China has done enough to overcome investor concerns,… Read More

10th June 2016

Spanish prosecutors detail money laundering accusations against Chinese bank

The Madrid branch of Chinese bank ICBC received cash in rucksacks and boxes from Chinese criminal groups in Spain and wired the money to accounts in China under a $100-million money-laundering scheme, Spanish prosecutors say. Details of the allegations against ICBC are made public for the first time in a… Read More

10th June 2016

Tanzania: Kitilya fails to escape money laundering charge

THE Court of Appeal nullified the decision by High Court, which ruled in favour of former Commissioner General with Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), Harry Kitilya and two others in the 12bn/- criminal trial, over deletion of money laundering count. This follows the decision by Justices Salum Massati, Kipenka Mussa and… Read More

10th June 2016

To Declare Vijay Mallya Offender, Anti-Money Laundering Court Approached

The Enforcement Directorate, which investigates financial crimes, has moved a special anti-money laundering court in Mumbai to declare business tycoon Vijay Mallya an offender over a billion dollars in unpaid loans by his firms. The agency has said this must done as the flamboyant businessman has ignored a series… Read More

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