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FCA’s chief Nikhil Rathi on emerging regulatory approach to Big Tech and Artificial Intelligence

The FCA welcomes the government’s call for the UK to be the global hub of AI regulation and will open our AI sandbox to firms wanting to test the latest innovations. Big Tech’s role as the gatekeepers of data in financial services will be under increased scrutiny…

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.

MENAFATF publishes Mutual Evaluation of Algeria

Notes some strengths in the AML framework, although weaknesses remain with respect to insurance, brokerage and DNFBPs, while TF risks and threats from people smuggling are not well understood.

GABAC publishes Mutual Evaluation of Gabon

The evaluation is based on an on-site visit to the country in April 2022, which found a low level of understanding of ML and TF risks.

US Treasury Sanctions Official Linked to Corruption in Serbia

The designation of Aleksandar Vulin (Vulin) underscores the US determination to hold accountable those engaged in corrupt dealings that further their own political agendas and personal interests at the expense of peace and stability in the Western Balkans. These corrupt…

Federal Court of Australia orders Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth to pay a $450 million penalty over two years after AUSTRAC launched civil penalty proceedings against them AML offences

As part of the settlement, Crown admitted that it operated in contravention of the AML/CTF Act, including that Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth’s AML/CTF programs were not based on appropriate risk assessments, did not have appropriate systems and controls to manage…

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…

White House issues notice on the continuation of the national emergency with respect to Hong Kong

The situation with respect to Hong Kong, including recent actions taken by the People’s Republic of China to fundamentally undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy, continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy…

FCA continues crackdown on unregistered crypto ATMs in the UK

Since the start of 2023, the FCA has visited and inspected 34 locations across the UK suspected of hosting crypto ATMs.

FINRA fines Merrill Lynch $6m for longstanding AML program failures

Merrill Lynch failed to apply the correct threshold to report suspicious activities for more than 10 years and, as a result, failed to file nearly 1,500 Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).

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…

HM Treasury issues Policy Paper ‘Building a Smarter Financial Services Regulatory Framework for the UK: Plan for Delivery’

This plan sets out how the government is delivering a Smarter Regulatory Framework for the UK by replacing retained EU law on financial services. It also reports that HMT is commencing the repeal of statutory restrictions which prevent the UK’s financial services regulators…

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