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EP and Council of the EU details amendments to Directive (EU) 2019/1937, specifying the mechanisms Member States must implement to prevent the misuse of the financial system for ML or TF
Defines clearer requirements for more effective arrangements for cross-border cooperation and outlines responsibilities of supervisors employed by the Authority for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AMLA).
JMLSG consults on proposed revisions to Sector 18 (Wholesale markets) in Part II of its Guidance
The deadline for comments on the proposed revisions is 1 July 2024.
EU Council adopts regulation on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem, known as the ‘net-zero industry act’
The purpose of the regulation is to strengthen the industrial deployment of the zero emission technologies need to meet the EU climate goals, using the strength of the single market to strengthen the Europe’s leadership in industrial green technologies. This action will help Europe to lead the world in climate change goals and fight against climate change…
US SEC and FinCEN jointly propose new AML rules for fund advisers to establish, document, and maintain written customer identification programs
FinCEN suggested that investment advisers implement AML policies and encourage real estate experts to report questionable transactions. The new regulation is applicable to investment advisors and fund advisers that are registered with the SEC but are not required to register because of the type and volume of money they manage for their clients…
ICIJ reports that leaked Dubai property files reveal links between luxury apartments and scammers from the One Coin cryptocurrency scheme
The owner had established One Coin, promised to launch a cryptocurrency that would be the number one globally. The global investigators connected it to a $4 billion global pyramid scheme that defrauded over 3.5 million people. In order to receive and allegedly launder money wired from One Coin investors, the owner established bank accounts and incorporated shell companies there…
Council of the EU publishes regulation for establishing the Authority for AML and CFT
The new authority will pursue a harmonised approach to strengthen the Union’s existing preventive AML/CFT framework and specifically AML/CFT supervision and cooperation between Financial Intelligence Units.
Council of the EU publishes details of new AML package
This new instrument is part of a comprehensive package that aims to strengthen the Union’s AML/CFT framework – forming the legal framework governing the AML/CFT requirements to be met by obliged entities and underpinning the Union’s AML/CFT institutional framework, including the establishment of an Authority for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AMLA).
US Treasury launches new public-private FinCEN exchange series to fight fentanyl trafficking
At these exchanges, federal officials brief on information critical to tracking illicit financial flows associated with the opioid epidemic, including typologies and red-flag indicators of fentanyl-related activity, and discuss what types of information are particularly valuable when financial institutions report suspicious activity.
EBA will start collecting information on natural persons through its AML/CFT database, EuReCA from May 2024
With this step, the EBA will contribute to further strengthening the fight against money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) in the EU. EuReCA contains information on serious AML/CFT deficiencies in individual financial institutions that have been identified by EU supervisors. It also contains information on the measures taken by supervisors to address those deficiencies…
UK Law Society reveals that two-fifths of organised crime networks launder money through property
Organised crime is one of the biggest economic crime threats in the UK and Europe. New Europol research shows 41% of the most threatening criminal networks launder through property and 86% make use of legal business structures…
US DEA releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment, evaluating illicit drug threats and trafficking trends that pose a danger to the US
The shift from plant-based drugs, like heroin and cocaine, to synthetic, chemical-based drugs, like fentanyl and methamphetamine, has resulted in the most dangerous and deadly drug crisis the United States has ever faced,” said DEA Administrator…
OFSI issues updated Industry Guidance on UK Maritime services ban and oil price cap
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK and its allies have imposed some most severe sanctions against Russia. This targets Russia’s most profitable revenue stream – the sale of oil products – while also ensuring that these products continue to be exported to non-EU countries. The measures are intended to reduce Russia’s revenues from its oil exports by targeting the maritime transport of goods of Russian origin…