Financial regulation
Philippines Puts Big Casinos On Money-Laundering Watch
The Philippines said Wednesday it would monitor large transactions at casinos to curb money-laundering, after proceeds...
Minority Heads To Supreme Court Over the $2.25 Billion Bond
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has hinted that it will soon head to the Supreme Court (SC) to seek clarification on...
Strict Tax Laws To Avert Revenue Loss Over Illicit Financial Flow
Tax Analyst, Abdallah Ali Nakyea is pushing for a critical review of Ghana’s tax regime to reduce the massive...
Tighten Security On Money Laundering
Bank of Ghana (BoG) has warned financial institutions in the country to tighten their security system to check money...
Chinese Billionaire Steps Aside Amid Detention Report
The chairman of a Chinese insurance group that sought a business deal with the family of US President Donald Trump's...
Journalists Urged To Create Awareness On Mobile Money Frauds
A call has been made to media practitioners to create effective awareness on risks and challenges associated with the...
Money Laundering Regulations To Be Tightened
Dr. Johnson Asiama, the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana has disclosed that the central bank would soon...
Police To Help Eliminate Fraud In Mobile Money System
Some personnel of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) are being equipped to help create the needed safe and secure...
New Banking Regulations Will Promote Sector – BoG Assures
A deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Johnson Asiama, has urged financial institutions to see regulatory requirements...
Regulatory Requirements Not Impediments – BoG
Dr. Johnson Asiama says financial institutions should not see regulatory requirements as impediments. According to him,...
BoG To Name Institutions That Flout Anti-Money Laundering Acts
The Bank of Ghana(BoG) has hinted that it will soon publish sanctions for financial institutions who do not comply with...
IT Consortium CEO Calls For Regulatory Postponement On Fintech
Mr Romeo Bugyei, Chief Executive Officer of IT Consortium has appealed to government to allow the Financial Technology...
Government To Crack Down On Financial Crimes
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that Ghana will soon institute measures to deepen collaboration...
GIABA Holds Workshop On Revised FATF Methodology
The Akufo-Addo administration has re-affirmed Ghana’s commitment to fight money laundering, terrorism financing,...
Ghana Risks Being Blacklisted Over Anti-Money Laundering Policy
Ghana has been cited as one of the countries in the world where money laundering activities grew in 2016 and has...
US Financial Regulator Calls For Easing Rules On Banks
A top Trump administration financial regulator said Wednesday that tough bank capital requirements should be...
Snap Perks Up After Initial Rush of Short Sellers
Shares of Snap Inc (SNAP. N) rebounded on Wednesday following a steep selloff while an initial rush to short sell the...
Fed’s Yellen Spars With Lawmakers On Regulation, Economy
The US central bank chief sparred with legislators Wednesday over its responsibility for the weak economic recovery,...
Twenty-Five Banks Flout Law
Only five banks out the 30 have transferred their records to the Public Records and Archives Administration (PRAAD) as...