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EBA publishes fourth opinion on money laundering and terrorist financing risks across the EU
Some of the ML/TF risks identified in this Opinion, such as those associated with crypto assets, innovative financial services, the identification of beneficial owners and terrorist financing, had already been identified in previous Opinions on ML/TF risks and continue to be relevant…
Europol publishes spotlight report on criminal networks in migrant smuggling
Details main features of modern migrant smuggling networks and explains phenomena such as ‘joint ventures’, where illicit actors cooperate at various stages in the migrant smuggling chain.
MONEYVAL calls on North Macedonia to improve investigation and prosecution to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism
Concludes that, having strengthened its legal framework since the last mutual evaluation, North Macedonia has laid the foundations for a sound regime to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, but needs to improve the implementation of measures in several areas.
EBA consults on draft technical standards on complaints handling procedures under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation
Concerns draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on complaints handling procedures for issuers of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR).
ESMA seeks industry input on crypto regulatory framework
ESMA has published its first consultation package under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and invites comments from stakeholders by 20 September 2023. ESMA is seeking input on proposed rules for CASPs, in particular related to their authorisation, identification and…
EBA publishes report on competent authorities’ approaches to the AML/CFT supervision of banks
Summarises from review into how competent authorities across the EU assess the ML/TF risks associated with banks under their supervision, and these risk assessments inform supervisory practices.
Betfair Faces Enforcement Action for AML Violations in Denmark
Betfair International Plc, a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, has been hit with three enforcement orders and a reprimand by the Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden, for breaching Denmark’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act…
EBA issues competent authorities approaches to the supervision of banks with respect to AML/CTF (Round 3)
Each review focussed on how competent authorities assess the ML/TF risks associated with banks under their supervision, and on how competent authorities are using these risk assessments to inform their supervisory practices. It also examined the steps prudential…
EU sanctions: new law to crack down on violations
According to the proposal, violating and circumventing the sanctions should be punishable criminal offences carrying prison sentences of a maximum of five years and fines of up to ten million euro. When companies violate or circumvent sanctions, they should be excluded from public tenders.
MONEYVAL publishes Fifth Enhanced Follow-up on Slovenia
Upon re-rating, Slovenia is either compliant or largely compliant in all Recommendations apart from R.5, reflecting progress made with respect to the mitigation of risks from VASPs and cash couriers.
EU adopts 11th package of economic and individual restrictive measures intended to strengthen existing EU sanctions
The package includes tightened export restrictions, targeting entities supporting the Kremlin. It forbids transit via Russia of an expanded list of goods and technology which might aid Russia’s military or security sector. To curb the practice of ships loading Russian crude oil or…
MONEYVAL Committee says that States need to improve criminal asset recovery in combatting money laundering
States should not only improve their results in identifying and freezing criminal funds. There is also an urgent need for them to greatly improve their results in confiscating and managing criminal assets, adopt stricter sanctions and increase the number of convictions for…