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FATF updates consolidated assessment ratings
An up-to-date overview of the ratings on both effectiveness and technical compliance for all countries assessed against the 2012 FATF Recommendations and using the 2013 Assessment Methodology…
FinCEN issues Enforcement Order against Crypto Exchange Bitzlato in First-Time Use of Section 9714(a)
FinCEN determined that Bitzlato is a FI operating outside of the US that is of primary money laundering concern in connection with Russian illicit finance.The order prohibits certain transmittals of funds involving Bitzlato by any covered FI. Bitzlato poses a global threat by allowing…
Europol in Brief (Annual Review)
Europol in brief details the progress Europol and its partners have made in fighting crime over the last twelve months. It also outlines the specialised functions and systems that help Europol maintain and improve the effectiveness of its work.
How oligarchs use Brussels to launder their reputations
This scandal has focused on claims that Qatar funded an influence operation in the European parliament which resulted in the arrest and imprisonment of MEPs and a former vice-president. Over €1.5 million in cash has since been discovered stashed away in flats…
GRECO 5th Evaluation Round Compliance Report on Norway
GRECO recommended that dedicated training on ethics, conflicts of interest and corruption prevention is to be systematically provided to persons entrusted with top executive functions at the start of their term and on a regular basis throughout their term of office…
MEPs adopts new rules to smoothen investigations into financial crime
The new proposal would ensure more effective investigations into illicit finance by making it easier to retrieve data from centralised bank registries created by the 5AMLD. It mandates EU Member States to ensure that the information from centralised registries is available…
CBUAE issues new Guidance on AML/CFT for licensed FIs on the use of digital ID for CDD
The Guidance will aid licensed FIs in evaluating risks and carrying out their legal AML/CFT requirements effectively, while considering the standards of the FATF. It covers identity verification, enrollment, and authentication methods with respect to LFIs’ usage of digital ID…
FINRA’s 2023 Report on Examination and Risk Monitoring Program
The Report introduces a new Financial Crimes section, consisting of three topics – AML, Fraud and Sanctions; Cybersecurity and Technological Governance; and Manipulative Trading that highlight FINRA’s increased focus on protecting investors and safeguarding…
UNODC Myanmar Opium Survey 2022
Myanmar’s farmers are flocking back to opium poppy cultivation amid rising prices for the contraband crop and an economic nosedive that’s wiping out jobs, reversing nearly a decade of declines, according to the latest data from the United Nations…
Methods of laundering money from corruption by PEP using international fund transfers
An examination of international money laundering case studies reveals 5 main methods of laundering the proceeds of corruption. These methods illustrate how public officials use similar money laundering methods as those used by organised crime groups…
HM Treasury releases Supervision Report 2020-22 on AML/CFT
The report fulfils the Treasury’s obligation under the MLRs to ask all designated AML/CTF supervisors to provide information on their supervisory activity and publish a consolidated review of this information. The Treasury appoints supervisors…
South Africa passes two key pieces of legislation to prevent greylisting by FATF
The house of parliament have passed two significant pieces of legislation in efforts to tighten the country’s laws on ML, corruption, and terrorism. The primary laws of the AML and CFT amendment bill and the protection of consultation democracy against terrorism will…