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Money Laundering Bulletin

Ultimate beneficial ownership – sine qua non

“We might collect identification documents and make some checks but do we know the ultimate beneficial owner?” The head of anti-money laundering at a Dutch financial institution shrugged. “Doesn’t that undermine the rest of the AML framework?” “Yes,” he said.

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