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FATF on G7 countries’ fight against ML/TF

FATF President Marcus Pleyer asks the G7 countries to lead by example and effectively tackle the anonymity of corporate beneficiaries & regulate shell companies. FATF evaluations show that only 9% of countries have effectively implemented laws dealing with shell companies…

Wolfsberg Group Effectiveness through collaboration

The Wolfsberg Group calls for empowered Public-Private Partnerships and better information-sharing frameworks with respect to AML/CTF Both government and industry increasingly recognise the urgent need for national authorities to establish national priorities so that FIs can…

FATF summarises Plenary outcomes held in June 2022

FATF members approved a report that will help the real estate sector to better detect and prevent money laundering, and finalised a targeted update on implementation of the FATF requirements on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers….

FATF on jurisdictions with AML & other deficiencies

FATF does not call for the application of enhanced due diligence measures to be applied to these jurisdictions, but encourages its members and all jurisdictions to take into account the information presented below in their risk analysis…

FATF Conference on digital transformation 2022

FATF Ministers have identified Digital Transformation as a strategic priority of the FATF. Digital transformation relies on building a culture that embraces the use of technology, encourages responsible innovation, and ensures the protection of individual data rights…

FATF appoints Violaine Clerc as the Executive Secretary

FATF appoints Violaine Clerc as the Executive Secretary who takes the lead of the Secretariat at an important time, as the FATF works to regulate virtual assets and virtual asset service providers, enhance…

FATF consolidated table of assessment ratings 

This table provides an up-to-date overview of the ratings that assessed countries obtained for effectiveness and technical compliance. FATF and FSRBs conduct peer reviews on an ongoing basis to assess how effectively their respective members’ AML/CFT measures work…

TI Global Reality checks: Can the West bring kleptocrats to justice?

Anonymous companies make it easier for kleptocrats to purchase real estate or other luxury goods and to launder their ill-gotten gains. Germany, France, the Netherlands and the UK all maintain registers of companies’ beneficial owners, but none of the 4 sufficiently…

FATF on Israel’s progress in strengthening ML/TF measures

FATF has now re-rated the country on the recommendation: 16 – Wire transfers, from compliant to largely compliant. The report also looks at whether Israel’s measures meet the requirements of FATF Rec 2 & 15, which changed since their mutual evaluation…

FATF updates consolidated assessment ratings

FATF and FSRBs conduct peer reviews on an ongoing basis to assess how effectively their respective members’ AML/CFT measures work in practice, and how well they have implemented the technical requirements of the FATF Recommendations…

OECD consultation on the Crypto-Asset Reporting

The OECD is seeking public input on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and Amendments to the Common Reporting Standard. This public consultation meeting focused on the key questions identified in the consultation document and issues…

J5 Global tax crime chiefs hold summit

The heads of tax enforcement from the UK, Australia, Canada, Netherlands and US came together for the latest Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) summit to share intelligence and coordinate efforts against international tax crime and ML…

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