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UK Govt publishes new UK Economic Crime Plan 2, 2023/2026

The new UK Economic Crime Plan 2023/2026 highlights further actions to tackle money laundering, fraud and kleptocracy. It is intended to build on the first economic crime plan by delivering real-world outcomes to cut crime, protect our…

 

EC proposes more transparency and less red tape for companies to improve business environment

EC adopted a proposal for a Directive making it easier for companies to expand the use of digital tools and processes in EU company law. It  aims to facilitate cross-border companies’ operations and to increase business transparency and trust by making more information…

FINMA says Credit Suisse could face disciplinary action

Credit Suisse could face a probe and disciplinary action over how top managers ran the bank in the run-up to its collapse and takeover by UBS. Marlene Amstad, president of the Swiss regulator Finma, told the newspaper NZZ am Sonntag, according to Bloomberg…

Council of Europe removes Ukraine from blacklist of states that prevent combating corruption

GRECO has concluded that the current level of compliance with its recommendations is no longer “globally unsatisfactory,” The group asked Ukraine to provide a report on the measures taken to implement the unfulfilled recommendations by March 31, 2024…

FinCEN issues Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Guidance

The new regulations require many corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities created in or registered to do business in the United States to report information about their beneficial owners, the persons who ultimately own or control the company to FinCEN…

Gambling Commission fines 32Red and Platinum Gaming for AML failures

Two online operators 32Red Limited and Platinum Gaming Limited, both part of Kindred Group plc, will pay a £7.1 million penalty for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. 32Red Limited, which runs 32red.com, will pay £4,195,655 whilst Platinum…

Vietnam joins Multilateral Convention to tackle tax evasion and avoidance

The signing will pave the way for Viet Nam to engage in the exchange of information with 146 other jurisdictions, including all major financial centres. These exchange relationships will be added to over 8 000 exchange relationships already in place under the Convention…

OFSI expands Russia-related prohibitions on trust services

OFSI issues a new general license to further restrict Russian efforts to access trust services in the UK. This action was taken in response to enforcement agency evidence suggesting that UK-based trust and company service providers have been offering trust services to…

AUSTRAC accepts Enforceable Undertaking from PayPal Australia Pty Ltd

The enforceable undertaking aims to ensure PayPal’s ongoing compliance with their AML/CTF obligations. It comes after AUSTRAC identified concerns with PayPal’s systems, controls and governance in relation to its international funds transfer instructions (IFTI) reporting…

JMLSG publishes amendments to Sectors 8 and 9 in Part II

JMLSG made final amendments to the Part II of its Guidance: Sector 8 (Non-life providers of investment fund products) and Sector 9 (Discretionary and advisory investment management). These have been submitted to HM Treasury for Ministerial approval..

Europol helps targetting Chipmixer, a cryptocurrency mixer well-known in the cybercriminal underworld

The investigation into the criminal service suggests that the platform may have facilitated the laundering of 152 000 Bitcoins in crypto assets. A large share of this is connected to darkweb markets, ransomware groups, illicit goods trafficking, procurement of child…

EP briefing on ‘EU sanctions on Russia: Overview, impact, challenges

The European Parliament has unequivocally condemned Russia’s unjustified aggression against Ukraine, and has since demanded broader and better-enforced sanctions, including a secondary sanctions mechanism, as well as the confiscation of Russian assets frozen by the EU…