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VAT carousel, a fiction or a truth for financial institutions ?
VAT Carousels - The look back in the transactions For several years now there have been occasional stories of VAT carousels that are exposed after the facts and where banks then do a lo...
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The rising cost of regulatory compliance for financial institutions
Businesses are increasingly worried about regulatory costs that arise every time a new legal framework is put in place. The stakeholders fear that the cost of compliance will cut the gr...
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Outcomes of the FATF October 2019 Plenary Week in Paris
For one week, from 13 to 18 October, representatives of 205 countries and jurisdictions, the IMF, UN, World Bank and other organizations (OECD, OSCE, Europol, Egmont Group of Financial ...
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13-18 October : FATF Meeting Week in Paris to discuss ways to contribute to financial safety and security (AML)
For one week, from 13 October to 18 October, representatives of 205 countries and jurisdictions, the IMF, UN, World Bank and other organizations (OECD, OSCE, Europol, Egmont Group of Fi...
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ECJ preliminary opinion gives Google the choice not to apply the "right to be forgotten" globally
On 24 September 2019 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) released a preliminary decision according to which Google is not bound to apply the "right to be forgotten" or "d...
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What is the value of top down approach for Regulatory Compliance Operations?
A top-down approach highlights the behaviour of regulatory changes in the financial institution and helps the Compliance Officer to build a strong Governance. This principle is also known as “tone at the top” in ethical and responsible business behaviour. From the highest management level throug...
Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), Sanctions And Embargoes
What will be the impacts of implementation of the fourth AML EU directive (2015/849) ?Since 1991, European Union regularly implement new anti-money laundering directive. On the 20th of May 2015, the European Parliament and the Council issue the fourth AML Directive (2015/849) on the prevention of th...
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