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Financial Action Taskforce Publishes Consultation on Changes to AML/CFT and Financial Inclusion Standards

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The Financial Action Taskforce has published a consultation paper on revisions to its anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing standards relating to financial inclusion. The consultation is part of FATF's program...more

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FCA Proposal: New requirement to provide criminal background checks on owners and controllers from January 2025

In July 2024, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its “Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 44” (“Consultation”), which proposed introducing a requirement to provide criminal background checks on owners and...more

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केमैन आइलैंड का EU की एंटी-मनी लौंडरिंग सूची से बाहर निकलना

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केमैन आइलैंड को EU की एंटी-मनी लौंडरिंग सूची से बाहर निकालने की पूरी तैयारी हो चुकी है। यह कार्रवाई वित्तीय एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (Financial Action Task Force, FATF) निगरानी समूह के 27 अक्तूबर 2023 के फैसले के बाद और फिर उसके बाद...more

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Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review: Cayman Islands – January to March 2024

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Welcome to the first instalment of 2024 of our Cayman Islands Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. As we cover in this issue, there have been a number of updates in the first quarter of the year. Perhaps most notably is the...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 8 - 14 Mar 2024

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There were some key publications this week in relation to financial crime, including a Commission request for the EBA to advise on standards and guidelines under the future AML/CFT framework in Europe and, in the UK, an HMT...more

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Regulatory & Risk Advisory Outlook 2024: Cayman Islands

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2023 was an active year for the Cayman Islands regulatory industry. While we have endeavoured to keep you updated throughout the year with our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Reviews, our team has highlighted below the key changes...more

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Caymans come off AML risk lists, signaling robust controls

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Associating the Cayman Islands with money laundering has been a staple of film and television, from "The Firm" in the 1990s to, more recently, "Better Call Saul." However, scriptwriters may need to find another location...more

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Cayman Islands Removal from the EU Anti-Money Laundering List

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The Cayman Islands is now set to be removed from the EU anti-money laundering (AML) list. This action follows the decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) monitoring group on 27 October 2023 and subsequent removal...more

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EU Securitisation Regulation: good news for Cayman SSPEs

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As the EU removes the Cayman Islands from the EU AML/CFT blacklist with effect from 7 February 2024, concerns and barriers for EU sell- and buy-side parties on securitisations involving Cayman SSPEs fall away....more

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Regulatory monitoring - October 2023

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The EBA has published the European Supervisory Examination Programme (ESEP) for 2024, which identifies key topics for heightened supervisory attention across the EU. The EBA selected three key topics for supervisory attention...more

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Four major changes to corporate transparency in 2022

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There is no doubt 2022 has signalled a renewed focus on beneficial ownership transparency. White & Case partners Jonah Anderson and Anneka Randhawa, and associate Laura Higgins have collaborated with Hannah Lilley and Michael...more

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Winning the AML Intelligence War with Public Private Partnerships

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Key considerations for banks engaging with governments and peer institutions to improve financial crime compliance systems - Every year, banks spend billions of dollars on core financial crime compliance systems and are...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, March 2021 # 2

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Future of UK financial services: Treasury Committee inquiry written evidence - The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published written evidence to the committee's inquiry into the future of financial services in the...more

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Regulation Round Up - September 2020

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29 September - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its perimeter report 2019/20, which provides an update on the issues raised in its 2018/19 report. A European Commission notice (2020/C 321/01) relating...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, July 2020 #2

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LIBOR transition and PRA resolution-related rules: PRA statement - The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a statement outlining the PRA's view on the implications of LIBOR transition for contracts in...more

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UK Firms Should Share Customer Information Cross-Border Intra-Group to Fight Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

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UK government encourages regulated firms to share customer information within corporate groups, highlighting interaction with firms’ obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and GDPR. The UK government has...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update - 3 November 2017 – 9 November 2017

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Allen & Overy publish weekly updates on key regulatory topics affecting the financial services sector. If you would like to receive this update by email please contact RegulatoryChange@allenovery.com. BREXIT - HoL EU...more

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The Regulatory Pendulum: When is De-Risking by Financial Institutions Too Much?

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In the environment of increasingly aggressive regulatory and criminal enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) violations, concerns about de-risking – when financial institutions close accounts or restrict access to new...more

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