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US DoJ sentences leader of a sophisticated drug trafficking organization

The Mexican national was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 22 years in prison for her role in an international drug trafficking conspiracy to transport into the US…

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…

SEC issues whistleblower awards totaling more than $4 million

SEC issues whistleblower awards totaling more than $4 million. All payments are made out of an investor protection fund established by Congress that is financed…

FinCEN second exchange with FIs related to Ransomware

FinCEN to hold second exchange with FIs in relation to Ransomware. FinCEN anticipates that this FinCEN Exchange will assist its government and private sector partners to inform next steps to address ransomware and…

MONEYVAL Fifth Round MER on San Marino

MONEYVAL Fifth Round Mutual Evaluation Report on San Marino. The objectives and activities of San Marino authorities are broadly in line with the NRA, AML/CFT…

Review of the UK’s AML/CFT regulatory and supervisory regime

The review is structured around three key themes:  Systemic Effectiveness, Regulatory Effectiveness and Supervisory Effectiveness. A key element of developing the UK’s AML regime is ensuring we understand what progress has been made in recent years…

FATF on Digital transformation

FATF summarises the digital transformation of ML/TF activities. This project aims to increase awareness of and identify opportunities to…

UK’s Economic Crime Plan

UK Government publishes Economic Crime Plan Statement of Progress setting out how the UK’s public and private sectors would work…

EBA on AML/CFT Guidelines

EBA consults on changes to its Guidelines on Risk-based AML/CFT supervision. It requires Member States, competent authorities…

FATF Covid-19 update

FATF highlights how criminals continue to exploit the crisis. A selection of case studies are provided including on cybercrime and investment…

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