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Wells Fargo Advisors fined by U.S. SEC for AML lapses
US SEC charges Wells Fargo Advisors $7million for failing to file at least 34 SARs in a timely manner. Due to Wells Fargo Advisors’ deficient implementation and failure to test a new version of its internal AML transaction monitoring and alert system…
NCA Annual Plan for 2022/23
The criminal use of technology is evolving and is a key enabler of all SOC threats. Online criminality is growing exponentially, with criminals exploiting technology and the online environment to commit fraud, sexually abuse children, and deploy ransomware…
European Commission’s annual report
European Parliament says Commission’s assessment of the rule of law in the EU is useful but has significant room for improvement. It has called for 1) broader scope and more in-depth, transparent assessment 2)concrete, country-specific recommendations and targets needed…
FATF Mutual Evaluation France 2022
The non-financial compliance with its AML and CFT obligations has generally improved but remains limited for real estate agents and business service providers. Some sectors are not sufficiently aware of their obligations, especially in relation to beneficial ownership, PEPs and STR…
US DoJ on National Firearms & Trafficking Assessment
US DoJ announced the publication of the first volume of the National Firearms in Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA), a four-part, comprehensive examination of commerce in firearms and the diversion of firearms to illegal markets…
MONEYVAL conducts Mutual Evaluation of France
France plays an active role in proposing designations to the EU and UN sanction lists. It has an adequate new legislative package to implement targeted financial sanctions (TFS) for TF and proliferation financing (PF) without delay…
Council of Europe Study on NGO Law
Council of Europe published a Study on Non-Governmental Organisations and the Implementation of Measures Against ML/TF. The Study first clarifies the NGOs with which the requirements are supposed to be addressed before considering the process of evaluation…
US Treasury joint statement to counter ISIS Finance
The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS continues to adapt counter-ISIS finance efforts to the ongoing terrorist threat. We are focused on disrupting international ISIS funds transfers and dismantling ISIS finance networks…
HMRC on cancellation of AML supervision
HMRC publishes list of businesses whose registration for Anti-money laundering supervision has been suspended or cancelled 2021 to 2022. The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations…
J5 Global tax crime chiefs hold summit
The heads of tax enforcement from the UK, Australia, Canada, Netherlands and US came together for the latest Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) summit to share intelligence and coordinate efforts against international tax crime and ML…
US Treasury 2022 National Illicit Finance Strategy
The 2022 Strategy describes current U.S. government efforts to combat domestic and international illicit finance threats from terrorist financing, proliferation financing, and money laundering, and discusses potential risks, priorities and objectives…
Wolfsberg Principles FAQs for ‘Negative News Screening & other adverse media’
The Wolfsberg Group published its FAQs on how undertaking screening for Negative News and other forms of adverse information can enhance a FIs awareness of potential Financial-Crime risk posed by both existing and prospective customers….