All posts tagged "Human trafficking"
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219AML / KYCFATF Concludes Plenary, Finalises Work in Key Areas
The FATF will issue updated guidance for VASPs next week. A statement on Afghanistan was released. Beneficial ownership and cross-border payments also in focus.
October 23, 2021 -
307AML / KYCBasel AML Index Calls Out Ineffectiveness Across Jurisdictions
Areas of AML/CFT policy that urgently need more attention are virtual assets, implementation effectiveness, beneficial ownership, and DNFBPs.
September 22, 2021 -
510AML / KYCNew FATF Report Sounds Alarm Over Environmental Crime
The report highlights the use of trade-based fraud and shell companies by criminals to launder proceeds from environmental crime.
June 29, 2021 -
496FeatureJapan to Incorporate Human Rights in Governance Code – Report
Authorities will be pushing companies to root out potential forced labour and human trafficking abuses in their supply chains.
May 7, 2021 -
764AML / KYCMitigating Illicit Convergence in Transnational Financial Crime
Rani Hong, Sasha Lezhnev, Ben Spevack and Che Sidanius discuss efforts under way to prevent the illicit exploitation of legal infrastructures for crime.
April 27, 2021 -
129AML / KYCEuropean Commission Publishes Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking
The 5-year strategy includes the use of financial investigations and the development of a framework to identify, seize and confiscate criminal assets.
April 20, 2021 -
561AML / KYCAustralia Lags Regional Peers on DNFBP Regulation: Report
Australia is sending a message to financial criminals around the world that its lawyers, accountants and property market are open for business.
April 3, 2021 -
698AML / KYCBSP Highlights AML Risks of Cash, Cross-Border Payments
Suspected criminal proceeds mostly came from Australia, Germany, Singapore, the UK and the US. The top destinations of suspected illicit funds were Hong Kong, Singapore and the US.
January 25, 2021 -
1.2KAML / KYCFATF President Calls on G20 to Fully Implement AML Standards
Marcus Pleyer says not all G20 members have taken effective action to make a real difference, despite their public calls for full implementation of the FATF standards.
November 25, 2020 -
1.9KAML / KYCFATF Details Virtual Asset Red Flags for Detecting Criminal Activity
This report will help VASPs, FIs, DNFBPs, and other reporting entities detect and report suspicious transactions, and national authorities detect criminal activity.
September 15, 2020
