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FCA Bans Three Former Wealth Managers Over £35.5m Investor Visa Scheme
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has banned three former senior figures at wealth management firm Dolfin Financial after finding that they operated a scheme designed to help wealthy clients bypass the requirements of the country's investor visa programme. The regulatory action concerns an arrangement that operated between 2016 and 2019 and allegedly enabled at least 99 individuals to obtain UK investor visas without making the level of genuine investment required under the
Aug 275 min read


FATF Review Highlights Singapore’s Strong AML Framework and Persistent Risks in Foreign Wealth Oversight
The latest assessment issued by the Financial Action Task Force presents Singapore as a jurisdiction with exceptionally high levels of technical compliance in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing controls, while simultaneously exposing enduring vulnerabilities linked to the oversight of foreign wealth and complex international financial flows. The report paints a picture of a sophisticated global financial center that has successfully developed an advanced re
May 78 min read


AUSTRAC Warns Wealth Management Sector After Widespread Suspicious Matter Reporting Failures Expose Serious AML Risks
Regulators have uncovered a major compliance breakdown within Australia’s wealth management sector after finding that ninety-eight percent of businesses failed to submit any suspicious matter reports during the previous calendar year, a gap that authorities believe may be allowing serious financial crimes, including money laundering and tax evasion, to go undetected across the national financial system. The findings have raised alarm within the Australian Transaction Reports
Apr 206 min read
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