Posts Tagged ‘money laundering’
News in brief – January 2021
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Read MoreEU update – December 2020
Vatican to revamp AML unit following the latest in a long line of scandals. The renamed Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF) functions include “supervision aimed at the prevention and countering of money laundering and the financing of terrorism,” Though the Vatican has had a history with allegations and cases of corruption, the changes made…
Read MoreNews in brief – November 2020
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Read MoreEU update – October 2020
Companies House Reform The UK’s company registrar, Companies House are set to reform procedures to clamp down on fraud and money laundering. In April 2016, the UK led the way by introducing the Persons with Significant Control (PSC) Register, or better known as a Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) database. It became a requirement for any…
Read MoreOctober 2020 – founder note
October has been another busy month for Arctic Intelligence and for the financial crime compliance community as whole, as momentum is solidly building in the mainstream and social media, below are some of the key AML highlights from this month. In Australia, it’s all been happening – Firstly, AUSTRAC announced in a media release that…
Read MoreEU update – September 2020
Bank branch staff doing a heroic job Bank branch staff in the UK prevented fraud worth £19.3 million in the first half of 2020. Scams were interrupted due to a scheme called The Banking Protocol. This a UK wide initiative launched 3 years ago by UK Finance, National Trading Standards and local police forces. The…
Read MoreSeptember 2020 Anti-Money laundering news highlights
State of the street OPINION: On 16 September 2020, AUSTRAC issued a media release informing of the infringement notice that they issued to the State Street Bank and Trust Company, resulting from its failure to send 99 International Funds Transfer Instruction (IFTI) reports to AUSTRAC within 10 business days, in contravention with the Anti-Money Laundering…
Read MoreEU update – August 2020
Online Real estate agent fined for breaching UK AML regulations Purplebricks were fined £266,793 by HMRC for breaching UK anti-money laundering rules. This can only shine a brighter light on the real estate sector as a whole, high street and online alike.The description of these breaches was stated by HMRC as “failures in carrying out…
Read MoreNews in brief – July 2020
COVID-19 continues to take it’s toll on the global economy as the virus is spreading across different countries rapidly and continues to pave new avenues for financial criminals to take advantage of. Some countries have been able to manage the spread and are now enjoying the reprieve. There have also been recent financial crime breaches…
Read MoreEU update – July 2020
MALTA: Malta is at risk of being the first EU country to be grey listed by Moneyval Prime Minister Robert Abela has tried to reassure MPs and the public that he is confident they will pass the assessment due to take place in October. MFSA CEO Joseph Cuschieri has said the regulator is ready to bolster its…
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