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HMRC webinars on money laundering supervision

HMRC updates recorded webinars on money laundering supervision – information on businesses, Accountancy service providers, Estate agency businesses, High value dealers, Money service businesses…

AUSTRAC on ransomware and criminal use of digital currencies

AUSTRAC has released two new financial crime guides to help businesses stop ransomware attack payments and the criminal abuse of digital currencies. As the digital currency market continues to grow globally, criminals are increasingly using digital currencies…

FINMA publishes annual report for 2021

The ongoing digitalisation of the financial system and the entry of new players to the market are promoting new business models and driving the development of new services. The focus is on payment apps, asset management tools and automated processes for lending…

GRECO Compliance Report on Austria

GRECO has made public its Fourth Evaluation Round 2nd Interim Compliance Report on Austria, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report was adopted by GRECO at its 89th Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg…

MAS on misconduct reporting requirements

MAS seeks views on the revised notices on misconduct reporting requirements – consultation on Revised Notices on Misconduct Reporting Requirements under the Financial Advisers Act, Insurance Act and Securities and Futures Act…

ESAs publishes joint Annual Report for 2021 

The main areas of cross-sectoral focus continued to be joint risk assessment, enhancement of consumer protection, development of the regulatory and supervisory frameworks for sustainable finance and securitisation…

China’s banking regulators issue warning against NFTs

Three Chinese banking watchdogs have issued a warning against non-fungible tokens (NFTs). While NFTs are an innovative application of blockchain technology that can enrich the digital economy, they could potentially be used for ML, speculation, illegal financial activities…

FATF Ministers decisive action against ML TF and proliferation financing

The Ministers of the FATF members committed to take swift and decisive action to improve the effectiveness of measures to fight money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing at their meeting in Washington D.C. today.

FinCEN advisory on kleptocracy & foreign public corruption

FinCEN urges financial institutions to focus efforts on detecting the proceeds of foreign public corruption, a priority for the U.S. Govt. Kleptocratic regimes and corrupt public officials may engage in bribery, embezzlement, extortion, or the misappropriation of public assets…

Home Office on Joint Fraud Taskforce meetings

The Home Office presented an overview of the draft Plan. It has identified key pillars to strengthen leadership and cooperation across the public and private sectors. The UK Intelligence Community are also doing work to prevent frauds from reaching…

ESAs issues first joint risk assessment report for 2022

ESAs issues their first joint risk assessment report for 2022. The report highlights the increasing vulnerabilities across the financial sector as well as the rise of environmental and cyber risks…

ICIJ reveals more than 800 Russians behind secret companies

ICIJ reveals more than 800 Russians behind secret companies in landmark expansion of public offshore database. The Offshore Leaks Database spotlights vital new information on the covert financial activities of oligarchs, bankers and politicians as waves of Western…