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Anti-Money Laundering
FATF, INTERPOL to Ramp Up Global Asset Recovery Efforts
By Editors | 13/09/2022
The FATF and INTERPOL will work to improve international efforts to freeze, seize and confiscate criminal assets including by enhancing cooperation frameworks and available tools.
Anti-Money Laundering
BSP Calls for ‘Limited Amendment’ to Bank Secrecy Law
By Editors | 27/08/2022
BSP senior assistant governor Elmore Capule told a Senate Committee the BSP is looking for a “limited relaxation of the bank secrecy laws”.
Anti-Money Laundering
Germany to Form New Federal Authority for Financial Crime
By Editors | 26/08/2022
Germany currently has more than 300 supervisors, an issue highlighted by the FATF in its latest mutual evaluation report on the country.
Alternative Markets
SEBI Loosens Overseas Investment Rules for AIFs, VC Funds
By Editors | 18/08/2022
Alternative investment and venture capital funds can invest in overseas companies even if they do not have an ‘Indian connection’.
Anti-Money Laundering
Philippine AMLC Tightens Requirements on DNFBPs
By Editors | 18/08/2022
Updated AML/CFT guidelines require DNFBPs to submit proof that their proprietors, partners, directors and principal officers have attended an AML seminar.
Anti-Money Laundering
APG Issues 2022 Annual Typologies Report
By Manesh Samtani | 18/08/2022
The report calls for a shift towards characterising Illegal fishing as a predicate crime type for money laundering, to trigger a more effective AML/CFT response.
Payments & Settlements
FSB Gives Full Support to Wide LEI Use in Global Payments
By Clare Rowley | 09/08/2022
The FSB’s recommendation that the LEI should be used more widely in payments will catalyze increased global LEI adoption, says GLEIF’s Clare Rowley.
Anti-Money Laundering
FATF Issues Final AML Guidance for Real Estate Sector
By Editors | 27/07/2022
The guidance sets out the primary risks for the real estate sector and the measures needed to take adequately mitigate these risks.
Anti-Money Laundering
FATF Offers Guidance on Private Sector Information Sharing
By Editors | 25/07/2022
The report features information sharing case studies from the UK, Singapore, Netherlands, the US, Estonia, and Germany.
PEPs & Sanctions
How North Korean Cryptocurrency Abuse Is Expanding
By Sasha Erskine | 18/07/2022
Countries must secure new and emerging gateways that are used to circumvent sanctions, as North Korea’s exploitation of cryptocurrency continues.
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