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EC new EU AML/CFT authority and cryptoasset proposals
EC proposal for regulations establishing a new EU AML/CFT authority and traceability of cryptoasset proposals transfers. The aim to introduce an obligation for crypto-asset service providers to collect and make accessible full information about the sender…
FINMA final ML proceedings connected with Venezuela
FINMA has concluded two further proceedings focusing on Venezuelan business relationships. It found that Banca Zarattini & Co. SA along with CBH Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique SA breached their obligations to combat ML…
Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2021
The exceptional COVID-19 crisis has fuelled the increase of cybercrime in all its forms, while grey infrastructure serves to facilitate the proliferation of crime…
Danske Bank over ‘shortcomings’ on AML controls
Sweden’s financial regulator (FSA) has criticised Danske Bank over its AML failings related to suspicious transactions connected to the bank’s Estonian branch and has set the Danish institution a deadline to sort out its problems…
European Parliament on the Pandora Papers
Parliament called for thorough investigations to be launched into any wrongdoing exposed by the Pandora Papers that took place in EU jurisdictions. It urged Member states to do more on the identification and sharing of information on beneficial owners…
AFME paper on AML Transaction Monitoring in the Markets Sector
A small number of firms have demonstrated that it is possible to monitor effectively through the use of a hybrid approach blend. Firms using a hybrid approach are deploying more markets-specific AML TM coupled with intelligence led investigations…
ESA sectoral reports on supervisory independence
The EBA, EIOPA and ESMA published their individual reports on the supervisory independence of competent authorities (CAs) in their sectors. The reports highlight that the independence of CAs is multi-faceted and dependent on a number of legal, institutional, operational and…
EU plans new rules against tax avoidance
The tax discussion at the plenary session of the EU parliament was added to the agenda after reports this week on a large leak of tax data, known collectively as the “Pandora Papers”, which showed how the rich and powerful continue to systematically use offshore companies…
FATF report on the Mutual Evaluation of Finland
Among it findings, Finland has a good legal structure to combat ML & TF. While provisions are in place to allow restraint, confiscation and recovery of the proceeds of crime in most situations, the mechanism for freezing terrorist assets is incomplete…
EC proposed Directive as regards access of NCAs
European Commission sets out proposed Directive as regards access of NCAs to centralised bank account registries through the single access point…
EC package to strengthen AML/CTF rules
European Commission presents an ambitious package to strengthen AML/CTF rules. This Authority will also work with the FIUs within each Member State…