Cryptocurrency: Wild West or Wall Street? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 22]
El 02/23/24, el Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional (GAFI o “FATF”), una entidad intergubernamental independiente que desarrolla políticas para la protección de nuestro sistema financiero global contra el lavado de...more
On 2/23/24, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an independent inter-governmental entity that develops policies for protection of our global financial system from money laundering, terrorist financing and financing of...more
Today we are very pleased to welcome, once again, guest blogger Dr. Kateryna Boguslavska of the Basel Institute on Governance (“Basel Institute”), who will discuss the Basel Institute’s release of the 12th annual Public...more
The Cayman Islands recently received an early Holiday gift when the EU Commission published a regulation in mid-December paving the way to remove Cayman from its list of ‘high-risk’ countries for AML/CFT purposes. The...more
The Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") is the global standard-setter on anti-money laundering ("AML"), countering terrorist financing ("CFT") and counter proliferation financing. FATF's standards, also referred to as...more
The Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), which is focused on leading global initiatives to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, issued a report regarding the implementation of its recommended standards addressing...more
El Grupo de Acción Financiera de Latinoamérica (GAFILAT) publicó el séptimo informe de seguimiento intensificado y el segundo informe de recalificación de cumplimiento técnico para Colombia. Lo anterior, para efectos de...more
On October 21, 2022, the global Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) added the nation of Myanmar to its so-called “blacklist” of jurisdictions with “strategic deficiencies” in their legal and regulatory regimes that permit...more
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an independent inter-governmental entity that develops policies for protection of our global financial system from money laundering, terrorist financing and financing of weapons of...more
The Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) recently released its Report on the State of Effectiveness and Compliance with the FATF Standards (“Report”). The Report contains the results of its 4th Round of Mutual Evaluations...more
On February 21, 2022, Commission Delegated Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union which will add the Cayman Islands to the list of countries that have been identified by the European Commission...more
Future of UK financial services: Treasury Committee inquiry written evidence - The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published written evidence to the committee's inquiry into the future of financial services in the...more
Beginning on October 21, 2020, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) held its three-day Plenary meeting virtually. It was the first Plenary of Germany’s two-year Presidency. As part of the Plenary outcomes, the FATF...more
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/991) have been published, together with an...more
The Luxembourg law of 10 July 2020 (the "Trust Register Law") establishing a Luxembourg Register of fiduciary contracts and trusts (the "Trust Register") will enter into force on 17 July 2020. ...more
Prompted by the use of digital currencies to fund terror and other illegal activity, the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority has published a document aimed at assisting financial bodies and law...more
Beneficial ownership is a topic which presents significant challenges to compliance officers charged with untangling a web of ownership interests that span numerous international jurisdictions and ownership structures. ...more
Second Post in a Two-Post Series on Recent FATF Activity - As we just blogged, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) issued a statement from its President on COVID-19 and measures to combat illicit financing during the...more
First Post in a Two-Post Series on Recent FATF Activity - Members presumably working from home, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) was active last week, first issuing its 3rd Enhanced Follow-up Report & Technical...more
On March 31st the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)—the global AML/CFT standard-setting body and watchdog—announced that it has upgraded the United States for technical compliance with FATF Recommendation 10 following...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury 2020 Strategy (National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing released on February 6, 2020) describes ongoing significant AML/CFT threats. ...more
A Director of Enforcement at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out some of the key challenges the regulator expects in its new role as AML/CTF (anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing) supervisor for...more
The Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) held its 31st plenary meeting during February 19-21, 2020. Among other things, the FATF classified Iran as a “high-risk jurisdiction” and called for certain countermeasures to be...more
On February 15, 2020, the Department of Finance published further proposed amendments to the amended regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) in the Canada Gazette....more
First in a Two-Post Series - The U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) has issued its 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (“2020 Strategy”)....more