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APG report on the financing & facilitation of FTFs

January 13, 2022

The report examines what is known and unknown regarding financial profiles of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) connected to Southeast Asia and explores the collection and utilization of financial intelligence related to FTFs in the region…

HMT Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Reg 2019

January 13, 2022

The policy intention is that sanctions remain in place to further the prevention of terrorism, in the UK or elsewhere, and in the interests of national security, and comply with relevant UN obligations under UNSCR 1373…

HKMA discussion paper on crypto-assets & stablecoins

January 12, 2022

While crypto-assets have not yet posed material risks to financial stability, it may not be the case for very long as there is increasing linkage of such assets with traditional financial system which poses greater risks if the asset class continues to develop at pace…

EBA’s feedback to EC proposals on preventing ML/TF

January 10, 2022

The EBF maintains that it is key to develop an intelligence-led approach to effectively mitigate money laundering risks and detect financial crime. However, the package does not address some fundamental dimensions of information…

EBA de-risking & ineffective mgmt of ML/TF risks

January 5, 2022

EBA’s findings suggest that de-risking has a detrimental impact on the achievement of EU’s objectives, in particular in relation to fighting financial crime effectively & promoting financial inclusion, competition and stability…

HMT publishes AML/CTF Supervision Report 2019-20

December 19, 2021

The report fulfils the Treasury’s obligation under the MLRs to ask all designated AML/CTF supervisors to provide information on their supervisory activity and publish a consolidated review of this information…

EBA central database on AML/CFT in the EU

December 18, 2021

The RTS on a central database on (AML/CFT) in the EU specify the definition and the materiality of weaknesses identified by competent authorities, the type of information collected, and how such information will be communicated to the EBA…

MONEYVAL holds 62nd Plenary Meeting

December 17, 2021

The meeting underlined MONEYVAL’s role as a specialised Council of Europe monitoring body and as a key partner in the global network in the area of AML and combating the financing of terrorism. The Committee adopted the Typologies research report “AML/CFT supervision in times of crisis and challenging external factors” and launched…

EC rules to end most forms of ivory trade in the EU

December 16, 2021

EU Commission takes further steps aimed at effectively banning most forms of EU trade in ivory, as announced in the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. The adopted new measures reaffirm and deliver on the EU’s commitment to take further action against elephant poaching and ivory trafficking globally…

EBA strengthens AML/CFT supervision in the EU

December 16, 2021

The Guidelines 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.  The EBA decided to update…

GFI on trade-related illicit financial flows

December 16, 2021

GFI documented the international problem of “trade misinvoicing”—when importers and exporters deliberately falsify the declared value of goods on the invoices they submit to their customs authorities to illicitly transfer money across international borders, evade tax and/or customs duties, launder the proceeds of criminal activity…

EC launches Digital Finance strategy

December 15, 2021

EU Commission presented a new strategy to improve and modernise financial supervisory reporting in the EU. The objective is to put in place a system that delivers accurate, consistent, and timely data to supervisory authorities at EU and national level, while minimising the overall reporting burden on financial institutions…

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