Derivatives trader CLSAP NZ admits anti-money laundering law breaches in case with FMA
5 May, 2021 10:23 PM
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CLSA Premium New Zealand has admitted to anti-money laundering breaches. Photo / File
NZ Herald
A Kiwi derivatives trading firm and subsidiary of a Hong Kong company has admitted breaching anti-money-laundering laws after action was taken by the regulator. CLSA Premium New Zealand Limited (CLSAP NZ) was accused of nearly $50 million in suspicious transactions in a civil case filed in the High Court at Auckland by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) in June last year.
Today, the FMA said the Auckland-based company has admitted it breached the Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act. The markets watchdog had alleged the company failed to comply with its legal obligations between April 2015 and November 2018.
The Louisiana-based app has received funding from Benson Capital Partners, a venture capital firm launched in 2019 and backed by New Orleans Saints and Pelicans
FIA officer remanded in money laundering case
National
May 4, 2021
KARACHI: A local court on Monday remanded a deputy director of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to jail in judicial custody in a case pertaining to money laundering after he complained of maltreatment at the hands of the agency.
The judicial magistrate (South) sent Abdul Ghaffar to jail and sought a charge sheet from the investigating officer of the case within two weeks. The suspect was produced in the court by the FIA on the expiry of his physical remand.
At the outset of the hearing, the IO moved an application in the court seeking an extension in the physical remand of the suspect, saying that the investigation was yet to be completed.
FIA officer remanded to jail in money laundering case
Karachi
May 4, 2021
A local court on Monday remanded a deputy director of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to jail in judicial custody in a case pertaining to money laundering after he complained of maltreatment at the hands of the agency.
The judicial magistrate (South) sent Abdul Ghaffar to jail and sought a charge sheet from the investigating officer of the case within two weeks. The suspect was produced in the court by the FIA on the expiry of his physical remand.
At the outset of the hearing, the IO moved an application in the court seeking an extension in the physical remand of the suspect, saying that the investigation was yet to be completed. He said that the suspect was not cooperating with the investigators and had not yet submitted his mobile phone for a forensic examination, as it was a crucial evidence against him.
Impressive : Global watchdog rates NZ police efforts at seizing criminal wealth, advises software upgrade to identify money launderers
30 Apr, 2021 07:00 AM
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Nearly $1m seized from a senior Head Hunter gang member involved in drug manufacture. The cash was hidden inside his bed. Photo / Supplied
Nearly $1m seized from a senior Head Hunter gang member involved in drug manufacture. The cash was hidden inside his bed. Photo / Supplied
An international evaluation of New Zealand s ability to prevent and investigate money laundering says company and trust structures are a major vulnerability, but ranks the police efforts to seize suspected criminal wealth as among the best in the world.