The last couple of months have been busy on the anti-money laundering (AML) front. In case you missed them here are the AML related blogs we have published since September:
September
- European Commission proposes to make EBA sole EU authority tackling money laundering (13 September 2018);
- European Commission communication on strengthening EU AML supervision for financial services (13 September 2018)
- European Parliament adopts first reading positions on anti-money laundering instruments (14 September 2018)
- Council non-objection to Delegated Regulation adding Pakistan to list of high-risk third countries under MLD4 (21 September 2018)
October
- Money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the e-money sector (4 October 2018)
- Bank forced to turn over SARs in data protection dispute (19 October 2018)
- HMT advisory notice regarding money laundering and terrorist financing controls in overseas jurisdictions (28 October 2018)
- FATF guidance on risk-based approach for securities sector (29 October 2018)
November
- FATF Annual Report 2017 – 18 (2 November 2018)
- ESAs consult on guidelines for cooperation between authorities under MLD4 (9 November 2018)
The FCA’s main web page on money laundering and terrorist financing contains useful links to documents describing the FCA’s risk-based approach to AML and enforcement cases.
