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This section covers AML/CTF initiatives by European Commission, Council of Europe MONEYVAL, European Parliament, Europol and other related EU organisations.
New EU AML Package
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Pandora Papers on ‘gatekeepers’ of dirty money
MONEYVAL, the Council of Europe’s financial crime research arm, offers a scathing rebuke to governments across Europe for failing to tackle illicit money flows. The report said only three countries had effective policing mechanisms…
EBA Report on convergence of supervisory practices
EBA sees progress in the implementation of the supervisory review and evaluation process and of the supervisory priorities but flags some areas for improvement. The report summarises i) how the EBA pursued supervisory convergence in 2021…
European Parliament gives more powers to Europol
Under the new rules, Europol will be able to pursue research and innovation projects, process large datasets, and help national authorities screen foreign direct investment in security-related cases. EU Data Protection Supervisor will oversee Europol’s data processing..
EBA on professional secrecy regimes of third country authorities
The Guidelines to allow for a wider scope of the assessment, i.e. to include all relevant provisions in the CRD, PSD2, BRRD and AMLD, as applicable to the specific third country authorities); a wider purpose, i.e. to support cooperation arrangements and facilitate…
GRECO 2nd Compliance Report on Ukraine
GRECO Fourth Evaluation Round 2nd Compliance Report on Ukraine. GRECO recommended (i) developing appropriate measures, including of a regulatory nature to enhance the independence and impartiality of the National Agency onCorruption Prevention (NACP)…
Europol on threats and challenges posed by deepfakes
This report focuses on deepfakes, the technology behind them and their potential impact on law enforcement and EU citizens. Deepfake technology uses Artificial Intelligence to audio and audio-visual content. Deepfake technology can produce content that convincingly shows…
FINMA publishes annual report for 2021
The ongoing digitalisation of the financial system and the entry of new players to the market are promoting new business models and driving the development of new services. The focus is on payment apps, asset management tools and automated processes for lending…
GRECO Compliance Report on Austria
GRECO has made public its Fourth Evaluation Round 2nd Interim Compliance Report on Austria, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report was adopted by GRECO at its 89th Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg…
ESAs publishes joint Annual Report for 2021
The main areas of cross-sectoral focus continued to be joint risk assessment, enhancement of consumer protection, development of the regulatory and supervisory frameworks for sustainable finance and securitisation…
ESAs issues first joint risk assessment report for 2022
ESAs issues their first joint risk assessment report for 2022. The report highlights the increasing vulnerabilities across the financial sector as well as the rise of environmental and cyber risks…
EBA letter on AML/CFT legislative package
EBA issues letter on AML/CFT legislative package – related to supervisory cooperation and selection criteria for direct supervision. The EBA works closely with 57 AML/CFT supervisors from all Member States that are members…
EBA revised guidelines on risk-based supervision
The revised Guidelines on risk-based supervision set out the steps supervisors should take to ensure adequate AML/CFT oversight of their sector and support the adoption, by credit and financial institutions, of effective ML/TF risk management policies and procedures…