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Santander was fined £108 million for AML violations
Santander has been penalised about £108 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of Great Britain for AML violations in its...
Dec 12, 20222 min read


French ACPR fines Crédit Agricole €1.5M for transaction monitoring failures.
The French regulator Autorite de controle prudentiel et de resolution (ACPR) has fined global lender Crédit Agricole €1.5 million after...
Dec 12, 20222 min read


Investors eye Portuguese golden visas as officials ponder programme's end
Investments through Portugal's "golden visa," which grants affluent foreigners residency rights, increased nearly 50% last month,...
Dec 12, 20222 min read


France announces its official proposal to host the AMLA
France has begun its formal application to host the EU's Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) in Paris. The French government issued a...
Dec 9, 20222 min read


US fund managers travel across the Atlantic to purchase European energy stocks.
Following a ferocious rally in American energy stocks, European oil companies are luring US investors who see them as undervalued...
Dec 8, 20223 min read


Former Weber Shandwick CFO sentenced to more than 4 years in jail for embezzlement
For a nearly ten-year-long embezzlement conspiracy, the former chief financial officer and chief operating officer of public relations...
Dec 8, 20222 min read


The historic ruling by the EUCJ offers a chance for "contextual analysis"
Since data privacy and protection (DPP) first appeared in drafts of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering (4AMLD) over ten years ago, the...
Dec 7, 20224 min read


In a Manhattan trial, the Trump Organization was found guilty of tax evasion
The verdict is a setback for the former US president, who is facing various legal challenges as he seeks re-election to the White House....
Dec 7, 20223 min read


#DontBeAMule Campaign results in 2,500 arrests in 25 countries through weeks of money mule targeting
In a coordinated operation against money mules and money laundering, police in 25 countries made nearly 2,500 arrests, according to...
Dec 6, 20222 min read


Europe reduces its gas use by 24% to reduce its reliance on Russia
The latest proof that the EU is succeeding in reducing its dependency on Russian energy since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine is that EU...
Dec 5, 20223 min read


Italy intends to tax cryptocurrency in 2023.
Documents published on December 1 indicate that the Italian government will charge a 26% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency income more...
Dec 5, 20221 min read


The Ukraine war raises the likelihood of rising carbon prices
According to Van Lanschot Kempen research, the sensitivity of equity markets to carbon price risk has increased over the last year as a...
Dec 2, 20222 min read


DNB's calls to only report "suspicious" transactions are rejected by Dutch Finance Minister
De Nederlandsche Bank, the country's central bank, has urged the Dutch finance minister, Sigrid Kaag, to concentrate on "suspicious...
Dec 2, 20222 min read


The Australian government accused Star Casino of breaking AML rules
AUSTRAC has filed a federal court complaint against Star Casinos for allegedly violating anti-money-laundering (AML) rules. The gambling...
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Julius Baer subsidiary receives a $21.5M fine for bribery
In order to resolve allegations made by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that Julius Baer International (JBI), a U.K.-based...
Dec 1, 20222 min read


The Isle of Man will remain on 'increased follow-up' as the MONEYVAL study uncovers new flaws
The MONEYVAL committee of the Council of Europe today urged for the Isle of Man's internal control measures to be expanded. The Isle of...
Nov 30, 20222 min read


The CJEU's judgement on beneficial ownership has given a setback to anti-money laundering operations
Determining the real owner of a company may become more difficult after Europe's highest court found that automatic access to beneficial...
Nov 30, 20222 min read


China's improvements in AML/CFT shortcomings - the country is still under "enhanced follow up"
Following improvements made in addressing technical compliance issues, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) today upgraded China's...
Nov 30, 20221 min read


Europe's imports of Russian gas transported by sea reach a record high
The increase in LNG shipments coincides with a dramatic decline in the fuel's pipeline flows Europe is receiving a record amount of...
Nov 29, 20223 min read


Citi to address unresolved data management issues after FDIC's order
Federal banking regulators claim that Citigroup has successfully addressed significant compliance issues discovered as part of a 2020...
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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