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The coronavirus pandemic has reinforced the hunger to urge world leaders to take consistent action to fight climate chan...
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Each year we are entitled to different lists about tax havens issued by governments or international organisations, but ...
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Efficiently fine-tuning AML Transaction Monitoring can help financial firm's compliance teams to increase productivit...
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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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As funds flow into the hands of charities, an unsettling question arises: is your donation inadvertently fueling money l...
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Lately the 5th Anti-Money Laundering EU Directive (AMLD5) retained a particular interest on innovative instruments of pa...
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Imagine a situation in which the integrity of your organisation is corrupted by personal gain – how would you respond?...
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In May 2015, the biggest scandal in football history (known as “FIFA Gate”) led to seven FIFA executives being arres...
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Corporate entities, with their complex networks and multifaceted operations, can become havens for criminal activity. Il...
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Financial sanctions and embargos have long been used by governments and international organizations as a means of applyi...
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Beneath the seemingly ordinary surface of global commerce, criminals have created an underground world of complex scheme...
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In February 2019, another criminal group was arrested in Europe for laundering money through hawala transactions. Based ...
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Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) drafted by financial institutions contain some of the most valuable information availa...
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The digital era has given KYC analysts unprecedented access to a plethora of information on individuals and companies. N...
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With the convenience of online shopping and the ability to purchase goods and services from anywhere in the world, e-com...
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Though rare in corporate or finance environments, criminology offers valuable insights. Despite "white-collar crime&...
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In 2016, Panama Papers exposed a vast database of 214.000 offshore shell companies used by a variety of individuals and ...
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17 articles matching red flags tag
DORA: practical guide for small businesses
Compliance with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) represents a real challenge for small businesses in the financial sector. Unlike large institutions with dedicated cybersecurity and risk management departments, SMEs often lack specialized resources. They may not even have formal go...
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How to detect serious fiscal fraud?
Serious fiscal fraud is not just a legal risk, it’s a direct threat to an organization’s reputation. The stakes are rising as European and national authorities ramp up enforcement under evolving frameworks like the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC), the Anti-Money Laundering Dir...
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How will CSDDD impact companies in the EU?
The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) draws a clear legal line between profit and harm. By embedding environmental and human rights due diligence into the core of corporate strategy, the directive redefines what it means to do business responsibly. But what will th...
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How to approach de-risking for AML compliance?
Cutting ties to minimize risk might sound smart, but what happens when de-risking goes too far? In 2015, Dr. Iraj Hashi, a U.K.-based economics professor, had his bank accounts abruptly closed after 40 years of banking without any explanation. The most likely reason? His Iranian origin. De-ri...
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How can AML professionals detect smurfing?
Small, frequent transactions may seem harmless, but in the world of AML (Anti-Money Laundering), they are a major tool for money laundering. It is therefore essential that financial institutions deploy monitoring systems capable of detecting these suspicious schemes before the funds are integra...
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SEPA Instant Payments : understanding the requirements and deadlines of regulation 2024/886
AML, Compliance, Data Security, EU, Financial Institutions, GDPR, Know your Customer, KYC, Risk, instant payment, IPR, VoP, Transaction, Sanctions,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 ...
How and why to embed AML Lookbacks within financial firms?
Money Laundering, AML, Audit, Audit Findings, Financial operations, Due Diligence, Financial firms,In recent years, regulators have begun to scrutinize more closely financial institutions regarding the soundness of their AML/CTF program, dissecting the nuts and bolts of their procedures and controls. But the current set-up isn’t what they are s...
The hidden costs of golden visas
AML, KYC, Europe, Monitoring, Privacy, Reporting, Investment, 5AMLD, Russia, Transparency, Financial Sanctions, Due Diligence, Corruption, Financial Institutions,Over the past years, the golden visa has seen a surge in participation in its programmes. But along with its rising popularity, corruption and AML risks have also seeped into its core. Many argue that citizenship is a public good, not a commodity for...