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Making good decisions in complex environments
Peter Wilson (+44 (0) 20 3439 1139, pwilson@herminius.com) is Managing Partner at Herminius (www.herminius.com), a strategic advisory firm offering enhanced due diligence, market entry and anti-money laundering services to banks, investors and multinational companies.
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04 September 2018
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Rot at the top: FinCEN lights on corrupt foreign PEPs
Denis O’Connor is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment. He was a member of the British Bankers’ Association Money Laundering Committee from 2003-10 and a member of the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group’s Board and Editorial Panel between 2010 and 2016. He has been a frequent speaker at industry conferences on financial crime issues, both in the UK and abroad.
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04 September 2018
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Far away but marked – Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands
Physically remote they may be but three small South Pacific nations are clearly visible on the anti-money laundering assessors’ radar, finds Jens Kastner.VanguardAs in the Caribbean, small island jurisdictions in the South Pacific vary in..
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04 September 2018
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New Zeal(and)
Lawyers and accountants joined the ranks of business and professions covered by anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing obligations in New Zealand from 1 July. Barbara Barkhausen looks at the local threat and defence landscape.New..
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04 September 2018
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Money-go-round – the Indian experiment
India may have opted for extreme demonetisation of higher value banknotes and closed more than 200,000 shell companies, but its fight against money laundering and terrorist financing continues to face major obstacles, writes Raghavendra Verma from..
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04 September 2018
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GDPR and AML – a perfect pair?
Louise Delahunty (+44 (0) 20 7556 4341, ldelahunty@cooley.com) and Ann Bevitt (+44 (0) 20 7556 4264, abevitt@cooley.com) are partners and Joanne Elieli (+44 (0) 20 7556 4481, jelieli@cooley.com) an associate at Cooley.
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04 September 2018
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Where next for SARs? The UK Law Commission consults
Emma Radmore (+44 (0)207 788 2372, emma.radmore@wbd-uk.com) is legal director and a member of Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP's financial services team.
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04 September 2018
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Steering clear – Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (PNG) came off the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list in 2016 and is taking steps to stay that way, writes Barbara Barkhausen.The Pacific island state has established new anti-money laundering/combating the..
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04 September 2018
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Added value – pay and prospects in AML Compliance
The increasing demands of regulation make this a good time to be in anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF) compliance - financially, at least - with salaries on the rise. Poorna Rodrigo reports on improving pay and..
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04 September 2018
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An embarrassment of report riches
Susan Grossey may be contacted on +44 (0)1223 563636, susan@thinkingaboutcrime.com, www.thinkingaboutcrime.com
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04 September 2018
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SocGen set to settle over US sanctions violations
French
banking group Société Générale said yesterday [3 September] that it expects “within
the coming weeks” to reach a settlement with US authorities over allegations
that it processed dollar transactions involving..
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04 September 2018
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Danske Bank Estonian branch handled up to US$30bn foreign transactions in year, consultant finds
Up to US$30 billion of “Russian and ex-Soviet” funds flowed through the Estonian branch of Danske Bank in one year, according to independent findings, the Financial Times reports.The sum, for 2013, is mentioned in a draft report by..
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04 September 2018
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Fiscal frontier – towards tax evasion detection
Monique van Herksen (+31 20 722 2325, monique.vanherksen@simmons-simmons.com) and Hatice Ismail (+44 20 7825 3977, hatice.ismail@simmons-simmons.com) work in the Financial Markets Practice Group of Simmons & Simmons LLP with a focus on tax, transfer pricing and reporting requirements.
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13 September 2018
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ING pays €775m in Netherlands to settle charges of failed compliance and “culpable money laundering”
ING Bank N.V. will pay €775m to the Dutch state after reaching agreement with the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service (NPPS), which found that its clients “were able to use accounts… for criminal activities for many years,..
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13 September 2018
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Israel FIU seeks to consolidate and clarify AML/CFT legislation
By Joe Charlaff, in Jerusalem
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13 September 2018
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European Banking Authority could enforce against firms for AML breaches, Commission proposes
The European Banking Authority (EBA), which oversees banking supervision in the European Union, will be given specific lead responsibility to ensure money laundering and terrorist financing risks faced by financial institutions are properly..
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13 September 2018
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Keep calm and carry on launderING
The writer is an AML professional working in the City of London.
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13 September 2018
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257 - 01 October 2018
MEPs approve EU ML criminalisation reforms
By Keith Nuthall
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14 September 2018
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Danske Bank passed €200bn for suspicious non-residents through Estonia branch, CEO resigns
Thomas Borgen, Danske Bank’s chief executive resigned today [19 September] with publication of a report that €200 billion in 9.5 million transactions from around 15,000 non-resident customers flowed through the bank’s Estonian branch between 2007..
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19 September 2018
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257 - 01 October 2018
Tomorrow’s world of AML
Susan Grossey may be
contacted on +44 (0)1223 563636, susan@thinkingaboutcrime.com,
www.thinkingaboutcrime.com
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20 September 2018
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ICOs: preparing for take-off
Money for nothing or a major step forwardin capital-raising, initial coin offerings are central to the growth of
crypto-assets and demand close scrutiny, says David Carlisle.The topic of cryptocurrencies (or
crypto-assets, as they are frequently..
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20 September 2018
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Less is more: AI tackles false positives
Determined to reduce the current hugecost of sifting out false positives from transaction monitoring alerts,
financial institutions are starting to realise the benefits of artificial
intelligence and machine learning models, reports Sarah Gibbons...
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20 September 2018
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Going south - Venezuela
Venezuela’s political elite are undergrowing pressure as the economy tailspins and hyper-inflation locks on
following May’s election, widely regarded as unfair. Sanctions, principally
imposed by the United States, may yet bring about regime change...
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20 September 2018
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Clone Wars: how RegTech can help you stand out from the crowd
Adrian Black is CEO of NorthRow (www.northrow.com)
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20 September 2018
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Law enforcement - East Africa
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have tightened up their illicit financing regimes, on paper, but ink needs to be matched by action. Ramadhan Rajab, in Nairobi, is outcome-focused.KenyaIn Kenya, a Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment)..
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20 September 2018
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Step by step – AI into AML
Compliance costescalation, notably around customer due diligence and alert management, is
driving exploration of how advances in computing might yield efficiency gains
while not compromising or, still better, enhancing existing AML productivity...
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20 September 2018
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UK risks falling out of step with EU on AML rules post-Brexit
By Rose Pengelly
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24 September 2018
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258 - 01 November 2018