Financial Action Task Force

AML / KYC

Singapore’s Property Sector Under Scrutiny for Money Laundering Risks

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 19/09/2023

Thong Chee Kun and Gazalle Mok from Rajah & Tann Singapore tell Regulation Asia that it is crucial for real estate developers and agents to conduct regular risk assessments and AML training to identify evolving money laundering risks and techniques.

AML / KYC

APG Releases Mutual Evaluation Report for Nepal

By Manesh Samtani | 12/09/2023

Nepal’s AML/CFT regime has undergone significant reform since its 2011 mutual evaluation, however further legislative amendments are needed.

Crypto / Digital Assets

G20 Endorses Crypto Regulatory Roadmap, India Unlikely to Impose Ban

By Manesh Samtani | 12/09/2023

The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will meet again next month to take the IMF-FSB crypto regulatory roadmap forward.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FSB, IMF Publish Global Regulatory Roadmap for Crypto

By Manesh Samtani | 08/09/2023

The joint report says comprehensive regulatory and supervisory oversight of crypto-assets should be a baseline to address macroeconomic and financial stability risks.

AML / KYC

UK FCA Launches Review of Treatment of PEPs

By Editors | 07/09/2023

The FCA said it will take “prompt action” if any significant deficiencies are identified in the arrangements of any firm assessed in the review.

AML / KYC

APG Spotlights Money Laundering Associated With Tax Crimes

By Manesh Samtani | 06/09/2023

A key and “almost universal” element of money laundering associated with tax crimes is the concealment of beneficial ownership, APG says in a new report.

AML / KYC

India Ministry Gazettes Enhancements to AML/CFT Rules

By Editors | 05/09/2023

The amendments lower the shareholding threshold for company partners to be considered beneficial owners, from 15 percent to 10 percent

AML / KYC

Crypto Travel Rule Comes into Force in the UK

By Editors | 04/09/2023

The UK is now one of several jurisdictions to have now implemented the travel rule for the crypto sector.

AML / KYC

Cayman Islands Proposes Beneficial Ownership Transparency Bill

By Manesh Samtani | 04/09/2023

Public access to the beneficial ownership register will be enabled, but only after there is clarity on the effect of the CJEU’s November 2022 ruling.