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JMLSG publishes amendments to Sectors 8 and 9 in Part II

JMLSG made final amendments to the Part II of its Guidance: Sector 8 (Non-life providers of investment fund products) and Sector 9 (Discretionary and advisory investment management). These have been submitted to HM Treasury for Ministerial approval..

Europol helps targetting Chipmixer, a cryptocurrency mixer well-known in the cybercriminal underworld

The investigation into the criminal service suggests that the platform may have facilitated the laundering of 152 000 Bitcoins in crypto assets. A large share of this is connected to darkweb markets, ransomware groups, illicit goods trafficking, procurement of child…

EP briefing on ‘EU sanctions on Russia: Overview, impact, challenges

The European Parliament has unequivocally condemned Russia’s unjustified aggression against Ukraine, and has since demanded broader and better-enforced sanctions, including a secondary sanctions mechanism, as well as the confiscation of Russian assets frozen by the EU…

ESAAMLG publishes report on illicit dealings in gold, diamond and rubies and related ML/TF

The report includes a list of risk indicators and case studies that can help the concerned institutions in the ESAAMLG Region to identify and investigate illicit activities in the precious stones and metals markets, and also highlights the importance of rapidly identifying…

FATF issues report on Countering Ransomware financing

The report analyses the methods that criminals use to carry out their ransomware attacks and how payments are made and laundered. Criminals are almost exclusively using crypto, or virtual assets and have easy access to virtual asset service providers around the world…

UK Govt publishes TCSP Guidance for ML supervision

UK Govt publishes Trust or company service provider Guidance for money laundering supervision, which helps trust or company service providers meet their requirements for money laundering supervision, including CDD, record keeping and reporting suspicious activity…

FCA takes further action against unregistered crypto ATMs

The FCA has used its powers to inspect several sites in East London suspected of hosting illegally operating crypto ATMs, as it continues its crackdown on the illicit sector. The FCA is working with the NECC to plan and coordinate action with law enforcement partners…

FATF publishes Guidance on Beneficial Ownership of legal persons

The guidance will help countries identify, design and implement appropriate measures in line with the revised Recommendation 24 to ensure that beneficial ownership information is held by a public authority or body functioning as a beneficial ownership registry…

NICE Actimize 2023 Fraud Insights Report reveals attempted Fraud Transactions have increased

The report indicated that from 2021 to 2022, attempted fraud transactions skyrocketed by 92% and attempted fraud amounts have soared by 146%. This alarming trend highlights there is a dramatic increase in overall transaction volumes and fraudsters are becoming bolder…

OECD calls on Iceland to improve detection of foreign bribery

Iceland needs to increase the use of proactive steps to gather information from diverse sources at the pre-investigative and investigative stages both to increase the sources of allegations and enhance investigations. Other areas for improvement include stepping up efforts…

NCA issues Guidance on submitting better SARs

When submitting a SAR to the NCA reporters must refer to the published guidance from their own regulatory body and their own internal guidance. the reason for suspicion a description of the property concerned (including value where possible) the prohibited act that they wish to carry out.

EGBA publishes Guidelines on fighting ML/TF for the European online gambling sector

EGBA has published its first pan-European guidelines to support the online gambling sector’s contribution to Europe’s fight against money laundering. The guidelines reflect the latest technologies and laws and build upon EGBA’s commitment to promote…