KYC & CDD

    News on regulatory requirements, innovations, and challenges in customer identification, risk assessments, and due diligence processes for financial institutions.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    PNG’s BSP Financial Group Faces Possible AML Penalties

    By Editors | 16/06/2021

    Australia’s CBA and NAB are reportedly under scrutiny as they provided correspondent banking services to BSP Financial Group.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    RUSI Calls On FATF to Devise Financial Inclusion Strategy

    By Editors | 15/06/2021

    Little concrete work has been done by the FATF so far to actively promote financial inclusion as part of its primary integrity mandate.

    KYC & CDD

    Financial Crime Compliance Costs to Reach $213.9bn for 2021

    By Editors | 12/06/2021

    KYC for onboarding and customer risk profiling were cited as the biggest challenges for APAC financial institutions in a LexisNexis Risk Solutions study.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    G7 Backs – but Looks Beyond – Mandatory Climate Disclosures

    By ESG Investor | 07/06/2021

    TCFD, IASB frameworks endorsed; communique also calls for progress on impact, nature-based and beneficial ownership reporting.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    G7 Finance Ministers Agree on 15pc Global Minimum Tax Rate

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/06/2021

    The global minimum tax will end the race-to-the-bottom in corporate taxation and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people, Janet Yellen said.

    KYC & CDD

    HKIFA Warns Against Concealing Company Director Information

    By Editors | 04/06/2021

    The government proposal to stop requiring companies to reveal certain information about directors will hinder fund managers’ ability to conduct due diligence.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    China to Broaden Scope of AML Law, Raise Penalties

    By Manesh Samtani | 02/06/2021

    The draft law brings into scope non-bank financial institutions as well as property developers, accounting firms and precious metal dealers.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    Addressing Sanctions Risk in Maritime Trade

    By Manesh Samtani | 02/06/2021

    Banks facilitating transactions involving maritime trade must put in place systems and processes to detect illicit activity that could result in a breach of sanctions regulations.

    Cryptocurrency

    2018 Circular Prohibiting Crypto Dealings Not Valid, RBI Clarifies

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/06/2021

    The RBI has clarified that its 2018 circular prohibiting cryptocurrency dealings is no longer valid, and should not be cited or quoted from.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Why Asia Needs to Know About a German Supply Chain Law

    By Elke Biechele. RisikoTek | 01/06/2021

    A more evidence-driven approach to supply chain due diligence is needed as human rights and environmental risk come into focus, writes Elke Biechele.

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