News, Comment & Analysis results for Financial Action Task Force

Compliance
4 June 2024

Removing UAE From FAFT’s “Grey List” Is Dangerous Move

At the heart of the issue is whether the jurisdiction has done enough to clamp down on money...

Compliance
27 February 2024

FATF Removes Four Jurisdictions, Including UAE, From Its Compliance "Grey List"

With reputations on the line, being removed from the list is an achievement that such...

Compliance
20 December 2023

Cayman Islands Stirs Beneficial Ownership Debate

The Caribbean jurisdiction is considering a "legitimate interest" test to determine which persons...

Compliance
17 August 2023

Bridging Risk-Based And Uncertainty-Based Approaches To AML/CFT Compliance – Part 1

In this article – the first of two parts – the author looks at two broad approaches to...

Compliance
7 July 2023

OPINION OF THE WEEK: Politically-Exposed Persons And "De-Banking"

The idea of the "Politically-Exposed Person" is not a familiar one to the broad public but that...

Compliance
14 April 2023

OPINION OF THE WEEK: Let's Talk About Beneficial Ownership

Members of the European Union haven't given up on the cause of public registers of beneficial...

Compliance
21 October 2022

Japan's Crypto Regulations Tighten AML Fight – Moody's Analytics

Reports said that Japan is considering intensifying controls on AML via cryptocurrencies, a sign of...

Compliance
24 May 2022

G7 Nations Push For Crypto-Asset Regulatory Scrutiny After Market Drama

Perhaps inevitably, the wild swings in parts of the digital assets markets of recent weeks have...

Compliance
9 March 2022

FATF Appoints Singaporean President; Reviews Russia's Role

This is the first time that a Singaporean has assumed the presidency of the global financial...

Compliance
5 January 2022

UAE Under A Cloud Over AML Compliance - Report

The global watchdog is considering whether to add the UAE, a major financial hub, to its list of...

Comment & Analysis results for Financial Action Task Force