AML / KYC

AML / KYC

OFAC Sanctions Two Chinese Nationals Over Stolen Cryptocurrency

By Editors | 03/03/2020

OFAC has linked two Chinese nationals to the 2018 theft of $250mn in cryptocurrency by the Lazarus Group, a US-designated North Korean cybercrime group.

AML / KYC

AML Controls Are Ineffective at Stopping Crime, Says Policy Expert

By Manesh Samtani | 02/03/2020

Policy effectiveness expert Dr Ronald F Pol says the current anti-money laundering system only results in 0.1% of the proceeds of crime actually being seized.

AML / KYC

Financial Secrecy Index Ranks Hong Kong, Singapore in Top Five

By Manesh Samtani | 02/03/2020

The Tax Justice Network has released its 2020 rankings of jurisdictions according to their secrecy and the scale of their offshore financial activities.

AML / KYC

Australia: Pre-insolvency Adviser Gets 5 Years Jail for Money Laundering

By Editors | 02/03/2020

The adviser helped a former company director illegally remove company assets to prevent creditors from accessing them post-winding up.

AML / KYC

Financial Quarantine: Understanding FATF’s Call for Action on Iran

By Nick Turner | 02/03/2020

Nick Turner at Steptoe & Johnson explains the implications of the FATF’s recent decision to return Iran to its so-called ‘blacklist’.

AML / KYC

Australia: Senate Committee Backs A$10,000 Cash Ban

By Editors | 01/03/2020

A Senate committee tasked with reviewing a bill to criminalise cash transactions over A$10,000 has reportedly thrown its support behind the proposed legislation.

AML / KYC

Six Key Ingredients for e-KYC Utility Success

By Niall Twomey | 28/02/2020

Fenergo’s Niall Twomey outlines a recipe for e-KYC Utility success, based on research of previous attempts in the marketplace, and looking at current initiatives being explored globally.

AML / KYC

Meeting New Compliance Challenges Through Digital Identity

By Peter Guy | 27/02/2020

Digital identity systems could form a significant component of the compliance infrastructures at the new digital banks in the years to come, says Refinitiv’s Phillip Malcolm.

AML / KYC

Hong Kong Announces Budget Initiatives to Boost Financial Sector

By Manesh Samtani | 26/02/2020

The initiatives include a waiver on stamp duties paid by ETF market makers, tax concessions for private equity funds, and planned enhancements to Hong Kong’s AML/CTF regime.