Europe

AML / KYC

UK Updates Guidance to Implement Travel Rule for Cryptoasset Transfers

By Editors | 29/07/2023

The proposed guidance specifies the information on originators and beneficiaries that crypto exchanges and wallet providers must send, receive and verify as part of a cryptoasset transfer.

Big Picture

Publicly Traded Companies Globally Fall Short in Codes of Conduct: Study

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 27/07/2023

LRN’s study on 200 top-traded companies in Asia, Europe and North America found that only 17 percent of them had highly effective codes of conduct.

AML / KYC

UK and Australia Illicit Financing Co-ordination Dialogue

By Editors | 27/07/2023

High-level dialogue between UK and Australia reaffirms commitment to combat illicit financing and corruption.

AML / KYC

ESMA Withdraws Recognition Decisions for UAE CCPs

By Editors | 26/07/2023

The recognition decisions were withdrawn due to the UAE’s including in the EU’s AML blacklist.

Capital / Liquidity

ECB Consults on Risk Data Aggregation and Reporting Guide

By Editors | 26/07/2023

ECB seeks feedback on effective risk data aggregation and reporting practices to strengthen banks’ risk management capabilities.

AML / KYC

Germany to Establish New Financial Intelligence Bureau

By Editors | 26/07/2023

The new Federal Bureau of Financial Intelligence will introduce a new investigations procedure and offer specialised AML training courses.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Banque de France Releases New Findings from CBDC Experiments

By Editors | 25/07/2023

Banque de France has determined that wholesale CBDC would improve cross-border payments, settlement finality, and security for a “vast range of financial assets”.

Capital / Liquidity

UBS Penalised $388m Over Credit Suisse’s Archegos Failings

By Editors | 25/07/2023

US, UK, and Swiss regulators took coordinated action to punish the “unsafe and unsound” risk management practices at Credit Suisse.

Market Infrastructure

EU Reaches Agreement on Rule Enhancements for Investment Funds

By Editors | 25/07/2023

AIMA’s deputy CEO Jiri Krol said some restrictions are “difficult to justify” but that AIMA has worked with policymakers to ensure they are “better defined and calibrated”.