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JMLSG proposed amendments to Motor Finance sector
The requirements set out in the MLRs and the JMLSG Guidance are the minimum legal requirements that all FLA motor finance members must comply with in the battle against money laundering, fraud and terrorist funding. Members will undertake appropriate steps to identify…
FATF summarises Plenary outcomes held in June 2022
FATF members approved a report that will help the real estate sector to better detect and prevent money laundering, and finalised a targeted update on implementation of the FATF requirements on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers….
GRECO 4th Evaluation Compliance Report on San Marino
GRECO recommended that measures be taken to ensure effective supervision and enforcement of integrity-related rules (declaration requirements and standards of conduct) for parliamentarians…
FATF on jurisdictions with AML & other deficiencies
FATF does not call for the application of enhanced due diligence measures to be applied to these jurisdictions, but encourages its members and all jurisdictions to take into account the information presented below in their risk analysis…
FATF removes Malta from grey list and adds Gibraltar
FATF congratulated Malta for the significant progress it has made in addressing the strategic AML/CFT deficiencies previously identified by the FATF and included in its action plan. Malta will no longer be subject to the FATF’s increased monitoring process….
HM Treasury consultation outcome on MLRs
HMT publishes outcome of consultation on proposals to make some time-sensitive updates to the MLRs, required to ensure that the UK continues to meet international standards, whilst also strengthening and ensuring clarity on how the AML regime operates…
NCA glossary codes & reporting routes for SARs
When submitting a SAR, the relevant glossary code should be included in the ‘Reason for Suspicion’ text space. Where you do report a crime alongside a SAR it will be good practice to include the crime reference and the organisation details in the SAR….
Germany to stop property deals in cash to fight ML
Germany is preparing legislation to prohibit cash transactions in the real-estate market to step up efforts to fight ML and other financial crimes.
UNODC reports on drug trafficking in Afghanistan
This brief examines dimensions of seizure event data to enable early assessments of possible changes in trafficking patterns. Foreign traffickers arrested in the proximity of Afghanistan show a shift to greater national diversity since late 2020….
EBA main achievements in 2021 in its Annual Report
EBA published its Annual Report describing its activities and achievements in 2021 and also includes the strategic priorities for 2022 which include the review of the stress-testing framework, the implementation of the mandates in the area of AML/CFT, financial innovation…
EBA Guidelines on role & responsibilities of the AML/CFT compliance officer
The Guidelines specify that credit or FIs should appoint one member of their management body who will ultimately be responsible for the
implementation of the AML/CFT obligations, and clarify the tasks and functions of that person, describing the roles & responsibilities…
US and UK Govt on tackling global financial crime
US & UK Govt collaborate to develop prize challenges to generate technology innovation to help tackle the global challenge of financial crime. Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) could play a transformative role in addressing these financial crimes…