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News on regulatory requirements, innovations, and challenges in customer identification, risk assessments, and due diligence processes for financial institutions.
Anti-Money Laundering
NZ DIA Lists Common Areas of AML Non-Compliance
By Editors | 24/10/2022
Common areas of non-compliance related to AML/CFT risk assessments, staff training, PEP identification, and compliance monitoring, among other areas.
Anti-Money Laundering
Singapore Jails Former Bank Officer Over Shell Company Setups
By Editors | 24/10/2022
The former bank officer recruited nominee directors to set up shell companies and open bank accounts for use by unidentified individual based overseas.
KYC & CDD
Philippine SEC Sets Out Penalties for Disclosure Violations
By Mark Johnston | 24/10/2022
Directors, trustees, and officers can be fined personally and barred for five years for failure to ensure compliance with beneficial ownership disclosure requirements.
Anti-Money Laundering
FATF Blacklists Myanmar, Sidelines Russia, De-lists Pakistan
By Manesh Samtani | 23/10/2022
Myanmar is on the FATF “blacklist” alongside Iran and North Korea. Pakistan was removed from the “grey list”.
KYC & CDD
NZ FMA Issues Formal Warning to InvestNow Over AML Failures
By Editors | 22/10/2022
InvestNow had deficiencies in its processes for verifying customer identities and conducting CDD, EDD and SoW/SoF checks.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Philippines to Curb Scams by Requiring ID Registration for SIM Cards
By Editors | 19/10/2022
Telcos are required to collect customer ID information when selling SIM cards. The law is aimed at curbing the spread of spam text messages and scams.
Anti-Money Laundering
IMF Publishes Guide to Beneficial Ownership Transparency
By Editors | 18/10/2022
Despite guidance issued by the FATF over the years, effective implementation of beneficial ownership requirements is still a challenge for many countries, says the IMF’s Bo Li.
Anti-Money Laundering
FCA Fines UK Challenger Bank for Weak AML Controls
By Editors | 17/10/2022
Gatehouse Bank failed to perform appropriate checks on customers based in high-risk countries and customers that were classified as PEPs.
Anti-Money Laundering
Switzerland to Commence Work on Creating UBO Register
By Editors | 14/10/2022
A bill will be drafted by mid 2023 to create a central beneficial ownership register that will be accessible to authorities.
KYC & CDD
ACRA Implements Requirements to Disclose Nominees, Controllers
By Editors | 08/10/2022
Local and foreign companies are required to maintain a register of nominee shareholders, and lodge information on their controllers with ACRA.
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