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EC new EU AML/CFT authority and cryptoasset proposals

EC proposal for regulations establishing a new EU AML/CFT authority and traceability of cryptoasset proposals transfers. The aim to introduce an obligation for crypto-asset service providers to collect and make accessible full information about the sender…

Basel GI-ACE research on informal networks and corruption

The six case studies form part of a research project entitled Harnessing informality: Designing anti-corruption network interventions and strategic use of legal instruments” funded by UK Aid as part of the Global Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence Programme (GI-ACE)…

NCA issues latest edition of SARs In Action Issue 13

In this issue the NCA takes a look at the illegal trade in wildlife, focusing on a specific piece of analysis of SARs data conducted by the UKFIU on this crime.  Following the increased volume of SARs reporting from the cryptocurrency sector, we hear from the UKFIU’s…

NCA charges against individuals that used removal firm as a front for drug smuggling 

The trio had a series of clandestine meetings with a Merseyside-based organised crime group who wanted to import class A drugs utilising Rolls Royce-driving Wright’s legitimate removals company. This investigation also shows the benefit of international co-operation when it comes to stopping drug supply

FINMA final ML proceedings connected with Venezuela

FINMA has concluded two further proceedings focusing on Venezuelan business relationships. It found that Banca Zarattini & Co. SA along with CBH Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique SA breached their obligations to combat ML…

FinCEN Asks FIs to Watch for Transactions Linked to Environmental Crimes

FinCen has asked banks to file a report when they come across a transaction that might be linked to such activity. Under U.S. AML laws, financial institutions are required to screen customers and money transfers for suspicious activity, and notify FinCEN of anything…

Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2021

The exceptional COVID-19 crisis has fuelled the increase of cybercrime in all its forms, while grey infrastructure serves to facilitate the proliferation of crime…

MEPs new country-by-country tax reporting rules

MEPs give their final green light to new rules obliging big multinationals to publicly declare the taxes they pay in each EU country, in order to undermine tax avoidance.

Wolfsberg Group Swift’s guide for screening ISO20022 payments

The Wolfsberg Group endorses the “Guiding principles for screening ISO20022 payments” published by SWIFT and incorporating the input of major users of SWIFT.

FinCEN exchange discusses BSA SARs statistics

FinCEN exchange brings together public and private stakeholders to discuss Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) filing statistics for low-dollar, voluntarily-filed suspicious activity reports (SARs) that contain a transaction nexus to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

FinCEN updates Ransomware Advisory

FinCEN updates advisory on Ransomware and the use of the financial system to facilitate ransom payments. The advisories addressed red flags, reporting requirements, and potential sanctions risks involved in making payments in response to ransomware attacks…

MAS on embracing technology and innovation in Compliance and Risk Management

Mas is collecting much more data – the foundation of any decision making, because of improving technologies, changing business needs, to satisfy regulatory requirements and to enhance risk management capabilities in our institutions. The financial system today is safer, simpler…