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UAE banks limit payments with Russia over secondary sanctions threat
Major lenders in the UAE have begun to close bank accounts belonging to Russian nationals as a response to the threat of secondary sanctions from the US. These warnings had already led to banks in China and Turkey to restrict accounts of Russian nationals…
Law Commission consults on its project on private international law in the context of digital assets and electronic trade documents
Commission is seeking help in understanding the most challenging and prevalent issues of private international law that arise from the digital, online, and decentralised contexts in which modern digital assets and electronic trade documents are used. The commission is also launching a short consultation exercise on draft legislation to confirm the existence of a third category of personal property into which crypto-tokens and other assets could fall.
Hong Kong Customs detects largest money laundering case on record involving about $14 billion
Hong Kong Customs mounted an enforcement operation codenamed “Daybreak” and successfully dismantled a large-scale transnational money laundering syndicate which had laundered about $14 billion through transnational trade activities, as well as a money laundering operation centre…
FinCEN proposes AML Rule for Investment Advisers
The proposed regulations will apply to investment advisers that may be at risk for misuse by money launderers, terrorist financers, or other actors who seek access to the U.S. financial system for illicit purposes via investment advisers and threaten U.S. national security…
FCA announces the arrest of four individuals on suspicion of insider dealing, conspiracy to insider deal and ML linked to organised crime
On 1 February 2024, the FCA working with the National Crime Agency (NCA) conducted a major operation to arrest 3 London based individuals on suspicion of insider dealing, conspiracy to insider deal and money laundering linked to organised crime.
FCA identifies four areas which can help to bolster efforts to reduce and prevent financial crime
The four areas focus on data and technology, collaboration, consumer awareness, and metrics (measuring efficiency). The FCA has also highlighted the role for other sectors to play, as sharing data and intelligence is central to tackling financial crime. It is continuing to strengthen relationships with jurisdictions where supervisory…
The White House releases notice on the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the situation in Burma
The situation in and in relation to Burma, and in particular the February 1, 2021 coup, in which the military overthrew the democratically elected civilian government of Burma and unjustly arrested and detained government leaders, politicians, human rights defenders, journalists, and religious leaders, thereby rejecting the will of the people of Burma as expressed in elections held in November 2020…
The White House issues notice on the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the widespread humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the potential for a deepening economic collapse
The widespread humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan including the urgent needs of the people of Afghanistan for food security, livelihoods support, water, sanitation, health, hygiene, and shelter and settlement assistance, among other basic human needs and the potential for a deepening economic collapse in Afghanistan continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security…
US DOJ sentences 2 Chinese nationals for trafficking counterfeit Gift Cards to Belleville
The defendants retained the access numbers to 6,100 gift cards with intent to place the altered gift cards on the sales racks at Target. Once a gift card was loaded with funds by an unsuspecting patron, the fraudsters would have the codes needed to steal the funds…
Moneyval calls on Azerbaijan to step up investigations and prosecutions of money laundering and improve supervisory arrangements
MONEYVAL’s evaluation report on Azerbaijan notes that the country demonstrates a fair understanding of ML/TF risks, according to which domestic corruption, tax related crimes, smuggling and drug trafficking are the main ML predicate offences.
The NCA issues the SARs Reporter Booklet February 2024, summarising law enforcement feedback on the usage of SARs
Multiple reporters submitted a number of DAML SARs to return funds while exiting their relationship with the same business. Concerns
were held regarding multiple accounts held by the business, which frequently received high value payments that were transferred
in and out of the accounts, indicating potential money laundering…
GAFILAT publishes enhanced follow-up report and technical compliance re-rating of Costa Rica
Note minor deficiencies in the implementation of the requirements in Recommendations 17, 22 and 28 and these have been re-rated.