All Financial Regulation & Compliance articles – Page 7
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AnalysisThe key theme: focusing effectiveness on tackling financial crime
Regulators, government departments, private businesses and law enforcement agencies carry out a huge amount of activity every single day to combat financial crime, but how much of it is actually effective? How do we measure and improve our effectiveness? Next month’s FinCrime World Forum global live stream experience will feature several sessions on this topics. To get you in the mood, Matthew Redhead explains the key issues and argues for a systemic approach
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NewsEU plans to ban cash payments above €10,000 in AML move
The European Commission is preparing to prohibit cash transactions of €10,000 or more as part of new anti-money laundering measures.
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NewsPakistan to work towards meeting FATF’s AML conditions
The Pakistani government is to bring in a swathe of new rules and procedures with the goal of ending its three years on the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list which subjects it to increased monitoring.
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NewsEuropean Banking Authority outlines plans for a centralised AML/CFT database
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper on plans for an anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing (CTF) centralised database in the European Union.
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NewsSwedbank fined by stock exchange for AML failings
Swedbank has been fined a total of $5.5million (SEK46.6m) by Nasdaq Stockholm’s disciplinary committee for historical AML (anti-money laundering) failures.
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NewsNorway’s largest lender fined $48 million over AML failings
Norwegian bank DNB ASA has been fined 400 million Norwegian Kroner ($48.1 million) for failing to adequately comply with anti-money laundering requirements,
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NewsTurkey brings cryptocurrency firms under AML/CFT rules
Cryptocurrency exchanges are now included in Turkey’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorism (AML/CFT) financing regulations.
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NewsBaFin tells Deutsche Bank to improve AML safeguards
Germany’s financial regulator has ordered Deutsche Bank to do more to improve its anti-money laundering safeguards.
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NewsNew Zealand told to improve availability of beneficial ownership information
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has told New Zealand told to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing (CTF) operations in several areas, including improving the availability of its beneficial ownership information.
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NewsVASPs now subject to Ireland’s AML/CFT rules
Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in Ireland are now required to register with the country’s central bank to comply with anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) obligations.
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NewsLondon’s money laundering role to feature in Italian mafia trial
The way financial centre London is used to handle earnings from criminal activity is expected to be exposed in Italy’s largest mafia trial for three decades.
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NewsUK sanctions 22 involved in corruption in drive against ‘dirty money’
The United Kingdom government has announced it has imposed sanctions on 22 individuals in various countries around the world involved in serious fraud and corruption
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NewsCanadian government confirms plans for publicly accessible beneficial ownership registry
The federal government in Canada has confirmed plans for a publicly accessible register of corporate beneficial owners in a bid to tackle money laundering, fraud and tax evasion.
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NewsUK taskforce to probe how a digital pound could comply with AML and data protection rules
A new United Kingdom taskforce and engagement forum set up to explore a digital pound will examine how data privacy can be protected under the initiative while anti-money laundering (AML) requirements are still met.
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AnalysisCan you help US federal regulators understand AI?
With the use of Artificial Intelligence in anti-financial crime and other areas predicted to boom, United States federal regulators are scratching their heads and wondering what it means for compliance. They have asked for your help through a public Request for Information. Here is what they are wanting to know.
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NewsABN Amro pays €480 million to settle anti-money laundering investigation out of court
The Dutch bank ABN Amro has accepted an offer from prosecutors to pay €480million to settle accusations of structural anti-money laundering compliance failures and ‘culpable’ money laundering.
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NewsCity of London calls for action to boost regtech growth
The City of London Corporation has called for urgent action to tackle barriers to the growth of regulatory technology, including the establishment of a collective ‘industry voice’ to represent the United Kingdom regtech sector.
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NewsPair of AML experts charged in US over $1bn of high-risk transactions
Two anti-money laundering (AML) compliance professionals are facing charges in the United States (US) over facilitating high-risk transactions through a credit union without appropriate controls.
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BlogUnexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) – under-used and under-valued?
The United Kingdom’s Unexplained Wealth Orders have so far failed to live up to the hype, argues Nicola Sharp
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NewsUK adds Pakistan to list of high-risk countries with weak AML/CTF controls
The United Kingdom has added Pakistan to a list of 21 countries it deems to be high-risk due to deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing controls.
