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Money Laundering Bulletin

UK law firms breach Money Laundering Regulations

Lawyers might be expected to comply with the law but their UK supervisor, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), reports that out of 50 practices sampled, only 11 (22%) had a firm-wide money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risk..
Online Published Date:  07 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

ICBC ordered to overhaul its AML by US Federal Reserve

The New York branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has been instructed, on 12 March, to complete a major upgrade of its anti-money laundering systems and controls after a bank examination found “significant..
Online Published Date:  15 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

Market enforces

Timon Molloy, Editor (timon.molloy@informa.com)
Online Published Date:  19 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

Market enforces

Timon Molloy, Editor (timon.molloy@informa.com)
Online Published Date:  20 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

Naming and shaming, or fining and whining?

Susan Grossey may be contacted on +44 (0)1223 563636, susan@thinkingaboutcrime.com, www.thinkingaboutcrime.com
Online Published Date:  20 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

Now and yen – in Japan

The Yakuza and a sizeable Korean minority, some whose sympathies lie with Pyongyang, are two first-order risks facing Japan. Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo on established and emerging exposure.Japan’s long-standing exposure to organised..
Online Published Date:  22 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

Sovereign duty

Denis O’Connor has worked in frontline and policy AML/CFT roles in leading financial institutions in the City of London.
Online Published Date:  22 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

Difficult balance – NGOs in Syria

Operating in a war zone brings particular ethical conflicts for non-governmental organisations as they strive to maintain neutrality. In Syria, the soul-searching is further complicated by international sanctions on the Assad regime; Paul Cochrane..
Online Published Date:  22 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

Not over yet – de-risking

De-risking of correspondent banking relationships (CBRs), which began in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, is having ramifications worldwide, writes Paul Cochrane. From the Caribbean to the Pacific Islands, to the Middle East, Africa and..
Online Published Date:  22 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

Out of steppe - Mongolia

Borders with Russia and China, many citizens working abroad, unofficially, and wiring money back home, Mongolia faces financial crime challenges that could yet land it back on the Financial Action Task Force ‘grey’ list. Jens Kastner..
Online Published Date:  22 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

Return match – Indonesia focus on terrorist finance

Jihadis, the foreign terrorist fighters defeated in Syria and Iraq but not deradicalized, are finding their way home. Jakarta is on the frontline, report Poorna Rodrigo and Ahmad Pathoni.Financial crime experts are urging Indonesia to step up its..
Online Published Date:  22 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

Qualified access – beneficial ownership in the Grand Duchy

Laurent Thailly (+352 2712 2032, laurent.thailly@ogier.com) is a partner, Benjamin Devouassoux (+352 2712 2043, benjamin.devouassoux@ogier.com) a senior associate, and Iva Dobric (+352 2712 2031, iva.dobric@ogier.com) a professional support lawyer at Ogier in Luxembourg.
Online Published Date:  22 March 2018
Appeared in issue:  252 - 01 April 2018

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