Regulator finds that firms could improve how they conduct anti-money laundering checks when dealing with UK PEPs. ...more
On 25 May 2023, the FIU Regulation containing anomaly indicators to be used by obliged entities for suspicious transactions reporting was published in the Official Gazette....more
The FCA is extending its existing annual financial crime reporting obligation (termed the “REP-CRIM” by the FCA) to a broader range of firm types. The change is expected to impact approximately 4500 firms who were previously...more
The U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act) became law on January 1 when the United States Congress passed the broader National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 over a presidential veto. Although it is a U.S. law,...more
On January 1, 2021, the Senate voted to override the president’s veto and to enact the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (the “NDAA”). Incorporated into the NDAA, the Anti-Money Laundering Act (“AMLA”)...more
A Court Ruling that May Resonate Across the Globe - The High Court in London recently struck down three “Unexplained Wealth Orders” that U.K. law enforcement had hoped would foil an alleged money laundering scheme by...more
In the course of the “Panama Paper” scandal, Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – known as 4. Anti-Money Laundering...more