The beneficial ownership of ten offshore trusts owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was changed shortly before he was sanctioned in the EU and UK.
February 3, 2023The register has so far established that various billionaire businessmen, political donors, criminals, and sanctioned individuals own UK property through offshore jurisdictions.
February 3, 2023New FinCEN alert lists potential red flags and typologies involving attempted sanctions evasion in the CRE sector by sanctioned Russians and their proxies.
January 30, 2023The French government plans to define the future methods of access "soon", taking into account the November decision by the CJEU.
January 26, 2023The rules strengthen requirements for firms to protect customers and implement transaction management and process controls.
January 24, 2023Banks must perform CDD on customers transferring virtual assets. Digital ID system iAM Smart can be used for identity verification.
January 19, 2023FATF members reportedly blocked proposals that could have more meaningfully reformed the process for adding countries to the blacklist and greylist.
January 16, 2023Directors, trustees, and officers can also be fined personally and barred for five years for failure to ensure compliance with beneficial ownership disclosure requirements.
December 30, 2022Further legal advice is needed following the November judgment by the EU Court of Justice, which found public access to UBO information interferes with the right to privacy.
December 30, 2022The proposed rule also sets out requirements for institutions to have systems and controls to securely store beneficial ownership information and limit its access.
December 19, 2022