Regulatory Compliance Journal
The popularity of cryptocurrencies has risen significantly in recent years, with more individuals and businesses using t...
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For one week, from the 13th to the 18th October, representatives of 205 countries and jurisdictions, the IMF, UN, World ...
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In today’s financial challenging environment, institutions are exposed to numerous economic abuses making it necessary...
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Politically exposed persons (PEPs) are individuals who have been entrusted with prominent public functions, such as gove...
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How the EU’s DSA and DMA are redefining digital platform regulations
The Big Four of technology—Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple—have become integral to our daily lives, influencing everything from simple online searches to the handling of our personal data. With their growing dominance and impact, these internet giants wield a level of power that has pl...
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SEPA Instant Payments : understanding the requirements and deadlines of regulation 2024/886
The silent payments revolution is finally upon us. With the first compliance date of Regulation 2024/886 set for January 09, 2025, instant payments are set to become an integrated part of day-to-day banking. The Instant payment regulation (IPR) was voted on 13/03/24 and was effective by 08/04...
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How are gatekeepers used for money laundering?
In the world of finance, gatekeepers such as accountants, and lawyers are meant to safeguard against financial crime. Yet, these very players can sometimes become unwitting—or even complicit—partners in money laundering schemes. The expertise that makes these professionals indispensable to ...
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How to improve compliance culture?
A strong compliance culture helps to establish the foundation for a lasting positive impact for a company, its employees, and its clients by achieving ethical practices, clear values, and the respect of local and international legislation. Despite its benefits and legal necessity, most companie...
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How to set up a conflict of interest program
Imagine a situation in which the integrity of your organisation is corrupted by personal gain – how would you respond? In the field of business ethics, a strong conflict of interest program is the cornerstone that keeps an organization's reputation intact. With it, transparency isn't ju...
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KYC Business: tax havens, embargoes & sanctioned countries
Financial Sanctions, OECD, Financial firms, KYC, Compliance, Tax Havens, Red Flags, AML, Risk Based Approach, EU, Corruption, Know your Customer,Each year we are entitled to different lists about tax havens issued by governments or international organisations, but what is the difference between these lists? In October 2022, the European Union updated its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdi...
Intro to DLU4: Foreign accounts and Fiscal Regularisation
Reporting, Tax Havens, Belgium, Consultant, Ethics, EU, Compliance expert,What is DLU and how has it evolved through the years?DLU stands for "Déclaration Libératoire Unique", which is a Single Discharge Declaration. By introducing the DLU concept, the scope of the Belgian tax authority was to give a chance, to people w...
How do human traffickers launder money?
6AMLD, Anti Money Laundering, Due Diligence, Ethics, FATF, Money Laundering, Know your Customer, Risk Based Approach, Transaction Monitoring,Every year, the freedom of millions of innocent lives are stolen while an illicit river of money continues to flow, concealed by sophisticated laundering strategies. These intertwined underworlds not only rob human dignity but pose a formidable chall...