Japan's organised crime law currently only allows seizures of real property, movable assets and monetary claims, but not crypto assets.
June 13, 2022The rules will enable aggrieved investors to claim compensation from amounts already paid by securities violators in fines and confiscations.
March 16, 2022Plenary adopts amendments to Recommendation 24, approves revised methodology for mutual evaluations, publishes draft guidance for real estate sector.
March 7, 2022The FATF acknowledges work underway to revise China's AML laws to bring DNFBPs into scope and set a foundation for a new beneficial ownership regime.
October 11, 2021The report says more needs to be done to combat organised crime and WMD proliferation risks, and a joint-agency body should be designated for setting national AML/CFT policies.
August 31, 2021The bill enables law enforcement to inspect the IWT-associated financial flows of individuals and companies and confiscate their proceeds of crime.
August 19, 2021HKMA Executive Director Carmen Chu highlights the need for transformation and collaboration to combat new AML and fraud challenges in the digital era.
July 22, 2021The FATF finalised reports on technological innovation, environmental crime, and asset recovery. New guidance on PF risk and a white paper on beneficial ownership were also finalised.
June 25, 2021Investigators had to compare tax evaders' mobile phone numbers against those registered at crypto exchanges in order to track down their account details.
June 24, 2021Pakistan had requested a re-rating on 23 FATF Recommendations: 21 were upgraded, one was not re-rated, and one was downgraded.
June 5, 2021