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An audit trail (also called audit log) is a relevant chronological recording of actions, a set of files, or the destinat...

Conduct Risk has been the hot topic during the past few years and its scope falls outside the traditional domains of ris...

MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) was put into force in November 2007 and was created with the objectiv...

Over the past years, the golden visa has seen a surge in participation in its programmes. But along with its rising popu...

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

On 24 September 2019 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) released a preliminary decision according to which Google is no...

A top-down approach highlights the behaviour of regulatory changes in the financial institution and helps the Compliance...

While the world is on hold, financial crime has not taken a step back amidst the coronavirus emergency. Scammers, money...

By targeting approximately 1.7 billion people around the world who do not have access to a traditional bank account, the...

With the rise of environmentally and socially conscious consumers, companies are under more pressure than ever to prove ...

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

Insurance/reinsurance companies play an important role for the European economy. Many European countries, among them Be...

12 articles matching transparency tag

How is money laundered through football?

In May 2015, the biggest scandal in football history (known as “FIFA Gate”) led to seven FIFA executives being arrested in Zurich. The accusations focused on the use of bribery, fraud, and money laundering to rig the $150 million media and marketing rights auction for FIFA games in the Amer...

How are ESG-related assets used for greenwashing?

With the rise of environmentally and socially conscious consumers, companies are under more pressure than ever to prove their commitment to sustainability and ethical practices. In recent years, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) has gone from being a buzzword to a trillion-d...

How is e-commerce used for money laundering?

With the convenience of online shopping and the ability to purchase goods and services from anywhere in the world, e-commerce has revolutionized the way we do business. The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated this trend, forcing many businesses to shift their operations online to stay afloat...

What are the EU's Anti-Money Laundering Directives?

Since 1991, the European Union has regularly updated and released new anti-money laundering directives to adapt to and be able to fight new money laundering and terrorist financing techniques (e.g.: MiCA to regulate crypto-currencies). Today, modern technology services are becoming increasingly...

The effectiveness of financial sanctions and embargos

Financial sanctions and embargos have long been used by governments and international organizations as a means of applying economic pressure on rogue states in order to achieve political objectives. These measures aim to restrict or cut off the flow of financial resources to targeted countries ...

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The UBO Register in practice | Belgium

UBO, UBO Register, AML, Financial Institutions, OECD, Europe, EU, Belgium,

Is the UBO Register useful during KYC processes?It was a tedious job to complete the UBO Register for companies. There were a number of start-up problems that made it difficult to transmit all the data on time. We were finally able to do so, but ...

VAT carousel: fiction or truth for financial institutions ?

VAT, Caroussel, Europe, Know your Customer, KYC, European Commission, VIES, BTW, TVA,

VAT Carousels - The look back in the transactions For several years there have been occasional stories of VAT carousels that are exposed after the facts and where banks then do a look back in the transactions on their systems to determine whether som...

The KYC Guide for Russian Professional Counterparties

Compliance, Financial firms, KYC, AML, Risk Based Approach, Russia, Financial Institutions, Financial operations, Europe,

How to conduct KYC on Russian Counterparties ?Doing business with Russian entities in non-sanctioned sectors of the economy requires some specific attention points regarding client due diligence (the risk exposure assessment process of clients to mon...