All Money Laundering articles – Page 13
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NewsUS real estate companies hand over £50m to resolve ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ laundering charges
Three US real estate companies have agreed to forfeit $50m to settle claims they accepted proceeds from drug trafficking laundered through a notorious underground currency exchange.
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NewsTotal AML fines triple as China clamps down on payment providers
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) levied three times as much money in fines for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches in 2020 as it did in the previous 12 months, according to a new report.
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News€4.5m seized in Latvia following probe into flower-selling business ‘used to disguise money laundering’
Authorities in Latvia have seized assets worth €4.5m following an investigation into an organised group’s alleged use of a flower-selling business to disguise large-scale money laundering
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NewsMore than half of VASPs ‘have weak KYC processes’, report shows
More than half of virtual asset service providers globally have “weak or porous” Know Your Customer processes, according to new research.
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BlogAML ambiguity and more work for business? Welcome to the EU-UK trade agreement
Matthew Redhead gives his take on the Brexit trade agreement and what it could mean for financial crime
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BlogA look ahead: the US Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020
The new Anti-Money Laundering Act in the US has now passed into law. Chris Siddons of LexisNexis Risk Solutions explains why it is set to become the most significant piece of US financial crime legislation for years.
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NewsLandmark US AML and corporate transparency bill enacted into law
A landmark piece of legislation that will establish a register of beneficial owners and strengthen anti-money laundering has been enacted into law.
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AnalysisThe key FinCrime trends and topics to watch out for in 2021
2020 is a year we would all rather forget, with everybody hoping that in 2021 thoughts of social distancing, bubbles, mask-wearing and furloughing will gradually fade from public consciousness.
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NewsAUSTRAC has warned of high risks of money laundering through junket tour operations and has urged casinos to act.
The Australian watchdog has published a risk assessment of the junket tour operations (JTO) sector. Junket tour operators bring wealthy gamblers to casinos by offering promotions and other services, with these ‘high-rollers’ paying the JTO.
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NewsCrypto analytics firm CipherTrace files patents for technology to trace privacy coin Monero
Cryptocurrency risk intelligence and analytics firm CipherTrace has filed two patents for technology to trace transactions for privacy coin Monero (XMR).
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FeatureWe need to talk about the EU’s ambitious AML reform plan
The European Commission’s reforms for anti-money laundering, including a single rulebook and supervisor, have been enthusiastically backed across the continent and draft plans approved by finance ministers.
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BlogMore money laundering and more SARs – the potential impact of Germany’s new AML law
A proposed new law in Germany would have a drastic impact on the volumes of transactions punishable as money laundering. Compliance teams will need to be on the ball, explains Andrew Northage
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NewsLagarde hints digital Euro is likely but would take several years due to AML and privacy concerns
Christine Lagarde has said her “hunch” is that a digital Euro will be set up soon but would take up to four years to implement.
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NewsLatvian bank RIB fined €473k over “irregularities” and inadequate AML
Latvian bank Reģionālā Investīciju Banka (RIB) has been fined €473,076 over fund source detection “irregularities” and inadequate risk management.
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NewsSwiss bank Julius Baer agrees to hand over nearly $80m to settle FIFA corruption case
Julius Baer said it has reached an agreement in principle with the US Department of Justice to resolve an investigation into the bank’s role in the FIFA corruption scandal.
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NewsEU finance ministers call for GDPR clarity as they back greater info-sharing to tackle money laundering
EU finance ministers are calling for clarity on data protection rules as they seek to harmonise anti money laundering regulations across Europe.
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BlogGermany’s proposed AML law: what it would mean for compliance professionals
Germany’s draft anti-money laundering law would widen the definition of money laundering crimes. Oliver Förster explains how this would both ease and add to AML compliance workloads.
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NewsEuropean finance ministers agree plan for single rule book and centralised supervision of anti-money laundering
European finance ministers have agreed draft proposals to establish a single rule-book and centralised supervision of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing.
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BlogGermany’s proposed AML law: what it would mean for compliance professionals
Germany’s draft anti-money laundering law would widen the definition of money laundering crimes. Oliver Förster explains how this would both ease and add to AML compliance workloads
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ReportThe land of the free: combatting financial crime in the US
So we now know that we will have a new US President. FinCrime Report looks at the key issues for anti-money laundering regulation stateside ahead of the Joe Biden era.
