The European financial sector is still not wholly effective in its anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned in its latest review. In the second of its annual assessments of […]
New legislation to build a regulatory framework covering crypto custody, market licensing, taxation, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO), has been proposed by the Australian government. A consultation paper has been released on a planned Digital Services Act (DSA), seeking input […]
The European Commission has set up a ‘Freeze and Seize’ Task Force to implement sanctions and seize the assets of listed Russian and Belarussian oligarchs, in partnership with the G7. EU Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets […]
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a raft of new sanctions under its Magnitsky human rights sanctions program. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his wife have been sanctioned for “gross violations of human rights […]
The Bank of England, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have issued a joint statement offering guidance for the cryptoasset sector relating to sanctions evasion. With an unprecedented package of economic sanctions being imposed […]
Following the announcement that the next President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be Singaporean T Raja Kumar, we take a closer look at what this may mean for the FATF’s priorities during his tenure. To do this, […]
For payment service providers (PSPs) to connect merchants to the wider financial system, they must comply with relevant jurisdictional payment service regulations. Regulated payment services generally include provisions relating to payment accounts, executing payment transactions, issuing payment instruments, acquiring services, […]
One of the key announcements from the Financial Action Task Force’s March Plenary was its confirmation of changes to Recommendation 24 and its Interpretive Note relating to beneficial ownership standards. The new standards require countries to ensure that competent authorities […]
President Biden has issued a long-awaited Executive Order (EO) detailing broad plans to create a framework for the regulation of cryptoassets in the US. The EO represents the US’ first whole-of-government approach to addressing the risks and harnessing the potential […]
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has held its latest plenary in Paris – attended by representatives of its 206 global members, the IMF, UN and World Bank – and has proposed new measures to make the fight against illicit […]
Money laundering underpins most forms of organized crime by disguising illicitly-obtained financial assets as “clean” and allowing nefarious groups or individuals to profit from illegal activity. While the amount of money laundered globally in one year is estimated to equal […]
A raft of new measures to tackle dirty money and improve transparency related to company and property ownership are being expedited by the UK government following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill — a key […]
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