Regulatory Compliance Journal

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On March 12 2019, the European Parliament and European Union Member States made a provisional agreement on how to protec...

VAT Carousels - The look back in the transactions For several years there have been occasional stories of VAT carousels ...

A Proposal for a Directive which will amend, the Directive 2009/65/EC (UCITS IV Directive) and the Directive 2011/61/EU...

Since 1991, the European Union has regularly updated and released new anti-money laundering directives to adapt to and b...

On November 12, 2018, the European Parliament issued new rules to strengthen the fight against money laundering through ...

In recent years, the banking sector in the European Union has been shaken by different scandals related to money launder...

In the past decade, a series of leaks from insider sources have shed light on the complex systems of money laundering, t...

In the past few years, many scandals related to money laundering have been recorded. For instance, the Panama Papers hav...

It did not take long after the entry into force of GDPR on 25th May 2018 for many companies to revise their positions an...

The recent creation of Benchmark Regulation has been the catalyst for a major transition from the old regime of benchmar...

In February 2019, another criminal group was arrested in Europe for laundering money through hawala transactions. Based ...

Since its inception, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been deemed by experts as the world’s st...

In the contemporary political and economic landscape, relations between Russia and the European Union (EU) are a theater...

What will be the impacts of implementation of the Fourth AML EU Directive (2015/849) ?Since 1991, the European Union has...

With the convenience of online shopping and the ability to purchase goods and services from anywhere in the world, e-com...

15 articles matching european commission tag

How has Russia circumvented sanctions?

In the contemporary political and economic landscape, relations between Russia and the European Union (EU) are a theater where complex games of power, influence and rivalry are played out. At the heart of these interactions are sanctions, instruments often used to express disagreement, inflict ...

How to set up an efficient whistleblowing channel?

In today's corporate environment, transparency and ethical conduct are crucial, making whistleblowing channels vital for reporting unethical practices without fear of retaliation. An effective whistleblowing system promotes integrity and shields organizations from legal and reputational harm...

How to build an effective KYC program

In an era where technology evolves at a rapid pace, criminals are quick to adapt, developing increasingly sophisticated methods to exploit vulnerabilities within financial systems and testing the boundaries of traditional KYC practices. How can compliance experts create robust defences and iden...

CSRD: Are you really ready for the new era of CSR reporting?

The Corporate sustainability reporting guideline (CSRD) is a new European regulation designed to enhance corporate transparency in terms of sustainable development. It replaces the Directive on the publication of non-financial and diversity-related information (NFRD). It considerably extends t...

Decoding DORA: Navigating Operational Resilience in Financial Services

In 2020, the EU introduced a new regulatory framework that would be centered on measures to increase the digitalization of the financial sector. It later would be called the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), and is a part of the Digital Finance Package (DFP), which aims to support inno...

Diogo Canario da Cunha - Pideeco Member
Diogo Canario da Cunha Senior Consultant
Thomas Turcksin - Pideeco Member
Thomas Turcksin Junior Consultant
Camille Crouzet - Pideeco Member
Camille Crouzet Junior Consultant
Mariam Debaisieux - Pideeco Member
Mariam Debaisieux Traineeship

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European Data Protection Authorities Websites [Compiled list]

Data Protection Authority, GDPR, National Personal Data Authority, Europe, Data Protection Watchdog, DPA, EDPB, Privacy,

The protection of privacy has grown to be of utmost importance in a society where our every action is digitally recorded and where personal information is exchanged like an untraceable currency. European Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) have launc...

Financing terrorism: The billion-dollar blood antiquities art dealing

5AMLD, Terrorism Financing, Hawala, Art Dealing, Darkweb, ISIS,

The destruction of the ancient city of Palmyra and the beheading of its Antiquities Chief, Khaled al-Asaad, in 2015 by the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS) are still fresh in the minds of many. Beginning in 2014, the terrorist group...

How has Russia circumvented sanctions?

Corruption, Cryptocurrencies, Due Diligence, Europe, European Commission, Russia, Sanctions, Financial Sanctions,

In the contemporary political and economic landscape, relations between Russia and the European Union (EU) are a theater where complex games of power, influence and rivalry are played out. At the heart of these interactions are sanctions, instruments...