FIs will be required to verify the identities of all ultimate beneficial owners of accounts opened and maintained for all customers.
April 3, 2021Corporations in the Philippines have until 31 March to submit an online form declaring their beneficial owners, principals and nominee arrangements.
March 2, 2021The FATF has finalised guidance on risk-based supervision, terrorist financing, and arms trafficking, as well as draft guidance on proliferation financing, and virtual assets.
February 26, 2021Financial crime compliance experts Radish Singh, Richard Carrick, Oonagh van den Berg and Michael Meadon discuss challenges and opportunities for the year ahead.
February 24, 2021The new framework will use a four-point rating scale to grade FIs based on their inherent risks, risk management capabilities and self-assessment systems.
February 18, 2021New guidelines will require the disclosure of the identity of the beneficial owners of shares and prohibit the issuance of bearer shares.
February 10, 2021Incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen thanked Congress for passing the AMLA, widely considered to be the most significant overhaul of AML legislation in the US since 2001.
January 25, 2021The SEC is seeking to require the disclosure of beneficial owners, nominators, principals, and nominee arrangements within 10 days from a company’s registration.
December 9, 2020The legislation will establish reporting requirements on beneficial ownership information, which could effectively end anonymous shell companies in the US.
December 8, 2020Interpol and Western Union are among the five new additions to the GCFFC's membership, bringing the total count to 18 organisations.
December 8, 2020