On October 24, 2023, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) reminded reporting entities to enroll with the regulator before November 9 to avoid receiving a financial penalty. For each day a firm remains unenrolled after this date, it […]
The Wolfsberg Group has issued revised payment transparency standards that discuss best practices for addressing the growing complexity of global payments. “Today, where one actor’s position in ensuring payment transparency starts and ends is no longer as clear-cut as when […]
This September, 85 European Union investigators coordinated with EU authorities, including Interpol and Europol, to gather intelligence on human trafficking at the 2023 EMPACT Traffic in Human Beings (THB) Hackathon in the Netherlands. The research focused on online recruitment, especially […]
The Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippines’ central bank, has released a memorandum reminding financial institutions it regulates (BSFIs) of their customer due diligence (CDD) obligations concerning politically exposed persons (PEPs). The memo clarifies the definition of a PEP […]
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated 27 China-based entities and individuals involved in a drug trafficking network that globally distributed tons of synthetic drugs and their precursors, including fentanyl. The sanctions also designated one other individual […]
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed extending some companies’ final beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting deadlines. The amendment would change the initial reporting deadline for firms created or registered in 2024 from 30 to 90 days. The […]
The French financial market regulator, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), has released customer due diligence (CDD) guidance for investment firms to clarify anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) obligations. The guidelines were released on October 2, 2023. “[This guidance] sets […]
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has recorded more than $20 million in penalties in its 4th Enforcement Report, along with its enforcement priorities for 2023-2024. Among other measures, the report details high-profile enforcement actions against four financial institutions for […]
During the 2023 Australian Financial Review (AFR) Cyber Summit, former Australian Transaction Reporting and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) CEO Paul Jevtovic urged an approach targeting the root causes of financial crime alongside recent regulator initiatives to compensate scam victims. “[W]e are […]
On September 18, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it had published a small entity compliance guide for beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements. The guide aims to help firms, particularly small businesses, understand and comply with the […]
Europol has issued its first European financial and economic crime threat assessment, exploring the intertwined and evolving threats of money laundering, corruption, and organized crime in Europe. The insights are drawn from collaborative intelligence across EU member states and Europol-partnered […]
A group of four men have been convicted for leading a global investment fraud and money laundering conspiracy that defrauded victims of over $18 million. Known as The Brittingham Group, the defendants misrepresented their business and made false claims about […]
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