AML / KYC

    AML / KYC

    BSP Proposes Draft Regulations on TFS Implementation

    By Editors | 10/11/2022

    The amendments target terrorist and proliferation financing and are aimed at helping the Philippines secure its removal from the FATF grey list.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    OFAC Redesignated Tornado Cash to Link to DPRK WMD Programme

    By Editors | 10/11/2022

    The August designation did not connect Tornado Cash to North Korea’s nuclear programme.

    AML / KYC

    AML in Japan: Looking Back to Look Forward

    By Hiroshi Ozaki | 09/11/2022

    The FSA’s Hiroshi Ozaki and Daisuke Mamba look back at the last four and a half years in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in Japan.

    AML / KYC

    New Zealand DIA Issues Warning to BNPL Provider Openpay

    By Editors | 09/11/2022

    Openpay failed to establish, implement, and maintain an AML/CFT programme and to adequately monitor accounts and transactions.

    AML / KYC

    GLEIF Unveils Free Tool to Automate ELF Code Assignment

    By Editors | 08/11/2022

    The machine learning tool can extract the legal form from unstructured text and automate the assignment of entity legal form codes.

    AML / KYC

    UK Court Orders Glencore to Pay Over $300m for Africa Oil Bribes

    By Editors | 08/11/2022

    The SFO found that Glencore funnelled about $29mn worth of bribes between 2011 and 2016 to gain access to oil rights across Africa.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US Agents Seized Over $3.3bn in Silk Road’s Bitcoin Last Year: DOJ

    By Editors | 08/11/2022

    Over 50,000 Bitcoin, stolen from online marketplace Silk Road in 2012, was seized in November 2021 and has since lost more than two-thirds of its value.

    AML / KYC

    Australia Consults on New Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Regime

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/11/2022

    The first phase will require specified entities regulated under the Corporations Act to maintain accurate, up‑to‑date and publicly accessible beneficial ownership registers.

    AML / KYC

    IFSCA Issues AML/CFT Guidelines for GIFT City Regulated Entities

    By Editors | 07/11/2022

    The IFSCA said all senior managers are responsible for compliance with the new guidelines, which also apply to financial groups of regulated entities.

    AML / KYC

    China Investigates Top PBOC Official for Possible Corruption

    By Editors | 07/11/2022

    PBOC deputy governor Fan Yifei has been placed under investigation over allegations of “severe violations of discipline and law”.

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