Regulatory Compliance Journal

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In an era where technology evolves at a rapid pace, criminals are quick to adapt, developing increasingly sophisticated ...

Though rare in corporate or finance environments, criminology offers valuable insights. Despite "white-collar crime&...

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

Financial sanctions and embargos have long been used by governments and international organizations as a means of applyi...

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

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

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

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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...

Andre Figueira De Carvalho - Pideeco Member
Andre Figueira De Carvalho Junior Consultant
Camille Crouzet - Pideeco Member
Camille Crouzet Junior Consultant
Piet De Vreese - Pideeco Member
Piet De Vreese Managing Director
Oscar Canario da Cunha - Pideeco Member
Oscar Canario da Cunha Managing Director

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MiFID: Time for information transparency

Financial firms, MIFID, Financial firms, Investment Funds, UCITS, MiFID2, ESMA, PRIIPS, Transparency, Compliance,

MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) was put into force in November 2007 and was created with the objective of harmonising Europe's financial landscape. This Directive changed how the financial markets worked and especially how they ...

Look up company VAT number in Europe

VAT, TVA, VIES, Anti Money Laundering, AML, Europe, BTW, KYC, Know your Customer,

How to find the VAT number of a counterparty or customer ?How can you, as a company or obliged entity, search for the VAT number of a counterparty or customer? Whether you are a company that has to check whether your counterparty is subject to VAT...

Which Financial Abuses are associated with Prepaid Cards ?

Money Laundering, NPPS, Financial firms, KYC, AML, Prepaid Cards, Know your Customer, Terrorism Financing, Financial Institutions, Anti Money Laundering, Red Flags,

Lately the 5th Anti-Money Laundering EU Directive (AMLD5) retained a particular interest on innovative instruments of payment, among which Prepaid Cards and digital currencies. In 2013 the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had raised a non-binding ...