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GRECO Addendum to the 2nd Compliance Report of 4th Evaluation Round on France
GRECO recommended that the conditions relating to the use of parliamentary assistants and collaborators, the operational expenses allowance and the parliamentary reserve facility be thoroughly reformed to ensure the transparency, accountability and supervision…
GRECO 5th Evaluation Round Compliance Report on Spain
GRECO addressed 19 recommendations to Spain in its Evaluation Report and recommended reinforcing the current regime applicable to advisors, subjecting them to equivalent transparency and integrity requirements as those applied to persons with top executive…
Japan to Tighten Crypto Rules for Preventing Sanctions Evasion
Japan is planning to make stricter rulings on cryptocurrency exchanges, as the country announced plans to amend its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, intended to crack down on any loophole that allows sanctioned countries like Russia to evade sanctions through cryptos…
NED Global Insights on reputation laundering
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has forced democracies to reexamine how their own institutions have been used by kleptocratic regimes and oligarchs seeking to launder and protect their illicit gains. While much of the focus on combating transnational kleptocracy…
Egmont Group issues statement on the situation in Ukraine
Egmont Group aligns its position with the FATF’s Public Statement on the Situation in Ukraine and urges FIUs to remain vigilant and continue information exchanges to assess and mitigate any emerging ML/TF/PF risks, fostering relations based on mutual trust…
GRECO Compliance Report of 4th Evaluation Round on Luxembourg
GRECO had recommended that i) as intended with the current draft Code of Conduct, a set of ethical rules and standards be adopted with the aim of preventing corruption and safeguarding integrity in general; ii) these rules be supplemented by an implementing…
UK ML/TF (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (No. 393)
On the new list, Zimbabwe is no longer classed as a high-risk third country for the purposes of enhanced customer due diligence requirements in regulation 33(3). United Arab Emirates is now classed as a high-risk third country…
HMT approves JMLSG final guidance on trade finance
HMT approves revisions of JMLSG Guidance relating to monitoring customer activity and correspondent relationships including revisions to its guidance relating to trade finance and syndicated lending…
Europol on Operation LUDUS I: targeting counterfeit & illicit toys
Europol details the outcomes of Operation LUDUS I, the first international law enforcement operation ever led against counterfeit toys. Monitoring criminal trends and emerging counterfeiting threats is key to this work and allows for targeted law enforcement actions…
House of Commons briefing on Economic Crime Act 2022
The Act introduces a beneficial ownership register of Overseas Entities owning UK property, and to reform the UK Unexplained Wealth Order and Sanctions regimes. It was introduced in the House of Commons as part…
FCA Notice to regulated firms with exposure to cryptoassets
The FCA is reminding all regulated firms of their existing obligations when they are interacting with or exposed to cryptoassets. They present risks to market integrity and consumers, particularly when used as a speculative investment…
UNODC draft proposals relating to illicit drugs
UNODC publishes draft proposals relating to illicit drugs, e.g, Promoting alternative development as a development-oriented drug control strategy, taking into account measures to protect the environment, Strengthening international cooperation in preventing…