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Monaco’s AMSF fines Julius Baer Wealth Management €1.5M for serious AML failings, after finding weaknesses in client risk assessments, BO checks, screening and transaction monitoring

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Sep 4, 2026

44.1% of its 908 clients were classed as high or very high risk, while three suspicious transaction reports were filed between 239 and 1,202 days late, including one involving a €5m payment linked to a politically exposed person. The AMSF found that Julius Baer’s AML...

Eurojust and Italian-German authorities uncover a €4.5M ML scheme involving diverted sports grants, with €7M in assets seized, including bank a/cs, luxury vehicles, businesses and real estate in Germany

by AdrianaAMLP | Sep 4, 2026

Italian and German authorities, supported by Eurojust, have uncovered an alleged €4.5m laundering scheme involving grants and funding received from universities, public organisations and national sports bodies. Investigators allege funds were diverted from a...

Swiss court fines Lombard Odier CHF3M over AML control failures linked to Uzbekistan corruption case, underscoring the need for stronger PEP due diligence and risk controls

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jul 28, 2026

The court found deficiencies in the bank’s AML controls, while a former employee was convicted of aggravated money laundering and received a suspended 24-month prison sentence. The court also ordered the confiscation of more than CHF400 million in assets linked to the...

EPPO secures ten convictions in a €100 million cross-border VAT fraud scheme involving plastics trading and networks of companies used to conceal taxable transactions

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 22, 2026

The convictions were obtained by EPPO’s Turin office in proceedings before the Tribunal of Nola and form part of the prosecutor’s continuing action against complex missing-trader and carousel fraud. The case illustrates how apparently legitimate commodity trading and...

DNB fines CCV €406,125 for lacking a systematic integrity risk assessment, highlighting the importance of robust risk identification, governance and AML/CFT controls for payment institutions

by AdrianaAMLP | Jul 21, 2026

De Nederlandsche Bank disclosed the enforcement decision after the completion of objection and appellate proceedings concerning CCV Group’s systematic integrity risk analysis. Although the original penalty dates from 2020, the case illustrates the regulator’s...
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