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Nearly Half of Financial Institutions Struggle to Recruit Qualified AML Staff, PwC Survey Finds
A survey conducted by PwC reveals that nearly half of financial institutions are encountering difficulties in recruiting staff who are...
Flexi Group
Jul 17, 20242 min read


FinCEN Updates Alert on Israeli Extremists Funding Violence in the West Bank
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has updated an alert originally issued in February, cautioning...
Flexi Group
Jul 16, 20242 min read


European Commission Warns X, Formerly Twitter, of Potential DSA Violations
The European Commission has notified X, formerly known as Twitter, that it may be the first company found in violation of the European...
Flexi Group
Jul 16, 20242 min read


Nordea Faces $1 Billion Penalty in Landmark Danish AML Case
Nordea’s entanglement with Danish prosecutors could leave the Finnish bank with a $1 billion headache, it’s predicted. Prosecutors last...
Flexi Group
Jul 15, 20242 min read


Morale Plummets at Firms Amid Redundancies and Efforts to Silence Departing Staff
It’s been a trying time for staff at firms with redundancies, affecting morale as layoffs mount amid an effort to silence dissent in the...
Flexi Group
Jul 15, 20243 min read


UK Tax Agency Loses Tribunal Case Against Software Company Over R&D Tax Relief
The UK tax agency, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has lost a case at the First-Tier Tribunal against the software company Get Onbord Ltd...
Flexi Group
Jul 15, 20242 min read


Paxful Co-Founder Faces Charges for AML Violations Under Bank Secrecy Act
Artur Schaback, the co-founder and former CTO of the crypto peer-to-peer network Paxful, is facing charges for violating the anti-money...
Flexi Group
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Australian Real Estate Sector Fears AML Controls are "Taking a Sledgehammer to a Walnut"
Australian real estate agents have expressed concerns that the introduction of new anti-money laundering (AML) controls in their sector...
Flexi Group
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Luxembourg Regulator Fines BGL BNP Paribas €3 Million for AML Violations
A subsidiary of BNP Paribas has been fined €3 million by Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du...
Flexi Group
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Ex-NBA Player Jontay Porter Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Faces Over 4 Years in Prison
Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter turned himself in to federal authorities on Wednesday, July 10, and pled guilty to a...
Flexi Group
Jul 11, 20242 min read


FCC Orders Sorenson Unit to Pay $34.6M Over Illegal Data Retention
Sorenson Communications has agreed to pay $34.6 million and implement a comprehensive compliance program to settle allegations from the...
Flexi Group
Jul 11, 20241 min read


Italy Implements Global Minimum Taxation Under OECD’s Pillar Two Rules
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has issued a decree to implement global minimum taxation in accordance with the OECD’s pillar two...
Flexi Group
Jul 10, 20242 min read


Dutch FIU Criticizes Premature Decision to Wind Down AML Coalition
The Dutch Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-Nederland) has criticized the decision by the country’s main banks to wind down their AML...
Flexi Group
Jul 10, 20242 min read


Political Dispute Halts Germany’s AML Super Agency Plans
Germany’s initiative to establish a new AML super agency, the Federal Office for Combating Financial Crime (BBF), has encountered a...
Flexi Group
Jul 10, 20242 min read


PepsiCo Australia's IP Royalties Appeal Brings Taxpayer Certainty, Experts Say
PepsiCo's victory in its legal dispute with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is seen as a significant win for taxpayer certainty,...
Flexi Group
Jul 9, 20243 min read


TD Bank's Chief Compliance Officer Departs Amidst AML Program Probe
TD Bank’s Chief Compliance Officer, Monica Kowal, has left the bank, as revealed in an internal memo, while the Canadian lender faces...
Flexi Group
Jul 9, 20241 min read


Labour's Landslide UK Election Victory Spurs Calls for Tax Simplification
Following the Labour Party's overwhelming victory in the UK general election on July 4, tax experts are advocating for the reintroduction...
Flexi Group
Jul 8, 20243 min read


Five Members of Alleged Chinese Criminal Network Arrested in Spain
Five members of an alleged Chinese criminal network, reportedly capable of smuggling over €1 million daily, have been arrested in Spain....
Flexi Group
Jul 8, 20241 min read


Labour Party Secures Historic Landslide Victory in U.K. Election
The U.K. Labour Party is set to return to power after a historic landslide election victory over the ruling Conservatives. In the early...
Flexi Group
Jul 5, 20242 min read


Panama's President Mulino Calls Panama Papers 'An International Hoax' Following Widespread Acquittals
José Raúl Mulino, Panama’s new president, has denounced the Panama Papers as “an international hoax” after a Panamanian court acquitted...
Flexi Group
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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