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Kroll’s Global Regulatory Pulse Report for Q4 underscores the dynamic and evolving landscape of financial compliance regulation across major jurisdictions
From the emphasis on accountability and transparency in Singapore and Hong Kong to the strategic focus on sustainable finance and technological innovation in the European Union, regulatory bodies are actively shaping the future of financial markets. In the Middle East, initiatives like Project Aperta and the Open Finance Regulation underscore the UAE’s commitment to enhancing financial interoperability and competitiveness. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom’s FCA is fostering a more inclusive and transparent private market environment, and the United States continues to advance priorities, implement new rules, and enforce actions due to upcoming SEC changes…
MONEYVAL summarises outcomes of 68th Plenary meeting
Key topics discussed included adoption of the analysis on the voluntary tax compliance (VTC) programme introduced by Georgia, and approval of the Supranationality project, which analysed how EU supra-national legislation and mechanisms were considered and weighted during the 5th round of evaluations. MONEYVAL provided information and guidance regarding the 6th round of evaluations, including information on sequencing, data collection, training and the revised FATF Methodology.
AUSTRAC cracks down on non-compliant crypto ATM providers with taskforce to enforce AML/CTF compliance and combat ML risks
AUSTRAC has launched a cryptocurrency taskforce to ensure compliance among digital currency exchanges providing crypto ATM services, citing their vulnerability to money laundering, scams, and money mule activities.
European Parliament endorses Bruna Szego as AMLA’s Head: A landmark achievement for Italy and the EU in combating financial crime
AMLA’s new chief Bruna Szego pledges innovation, transparency and coordination in the fight against financial crime. Szego founded and leads the AML supervision and regulation unit at the Bank of Italy, having previously headed its regulation and macroprudential analysis directorate. She sits on the EBA’s AML standing committee. AMLA should begin its work in the first half of 2025…
FCA’s 5-year strategy for 2025-2030, identifies financial crime as a key theme, focusing on its commitment to tackling FC and improving regulatory effectiveness
The FCA aims to slow the growth of fraud through enhanced partnerships and international collaboration. They plan to leverage data sharing and analytics to identify and prosecute financial criminals, building on a successful proof of concept. Concerns about the cost of financial crime controls and suggested digital passports as a potential solution…
FCA publishes Policy Statement PS24/17, introducing significant updates to its Financial Crime Guide (FCG)
New practical advice on governance, transaction monitoring, and leadership engagement to manage financial crime risks, complete with self-assessment tools and real-world examples. These revisions followed a consultation period launched in April 2024 (CP24/9) and were driven by the FCA’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that firms possess robust systems and controls to counter financial crime effectively.
EBA’s latest Risk Assessment Report (RAR) and 2024 EU-wide transparency exercise show that EU banks remain resilient, despite ongoing risks from geopolitical tensions and cyber threats
Highlights of the EBA risk assessment: EU/EEA banks continue to operate in an environment of slow economic growth and downside risks due to geopolitical risk. Lending is picking up slowly, while banks’ asset quality marginally deteriorated. Direct exposures of the EU banking sectors towards geopolitical risky countries are limited yet second round risks can be material. Risks relevant to CRE sector and the interlinkages with non-bank financial intermediaries remain significant for the EU banking sector….
Australia widens the scope of its AML regulations to include real estate and precious stone dealers, responding to concerns about illicit funds in these high-risk sectors
Lawyers, accountants and company service providers will also fall under the expanded remit following the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Amendment Bill 2024 through parliament…
FCA seeks further views on enforcement transparency proposals
The FCA has published the second phase of its consultation on proposals for a measured increase in transparency about its enforcement investigations, and set out plans for further engagement after significant concerns were raised in relation to the original consultation.
Europol supports EPPO’s “Admiral 2” operation, uncovering a complex VAT fraud network involving electronic goods trade, leading to a €297m loss
HKMA takes further steps to accelerate the industry use of AI to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of monitoring ML/TF risks
In the Experience Sharing Forum, banks and Cyberport Hong Kong firms showcased AI use cases which had been successful in optimising and strengthening the monitoring systems. In his opening remarks, Raymond Chan, Executive Director (Enforcement and Anti-Money Laundering) of the HKMA, outlined the HKMA’s commitment to making sure the approach, technology, tools and data were right to respond effectively to the rapidly evolving challenges of global financial crime…
INTERPOL global financial crime operation makes record 5,500 arrests and seizes over $400M in virtual assets and govt-backed currencies
The five-month Operation HAECHI V targeted seven types of cyber-enabled frauds: voice phishing, romance scams, online sextortion, investment fraud, illegal online gambling, business email compromise fraud and e-commerce fraud. Member countries were alerted to the “USDT Token Approval Scam” which allows fraudsters to access and control victims’ cryptocurrency wallets. The two-step approach first lures in victims using romance baiting techniques, instructing them to buy popular Tether stablecoins (USDT Tokens) via a legitimate platform…
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