Regulatory Compliance Journal
What are Hawala transactions and how do they work?
In February 2019, another criminal group was arrested in Europe for laundering money through hawala transactions. Based on the Europol press release, the cooperation between French and Italian police led to the arrest of 19 suspects. Algerian authorities also seized gold for almost the equivale...
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GDPR Privacy Update: Fines, penalties and recent sanctions
It did not take long after the entry into force of GDPR on 25th May 2018 for many companies to revise their positions and business priorities following their initial scepticism towards the penalties that were to be imposed by the new regulation. The reality of the number of financial sanctions...
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How to book a good consultant for your projects?
From an extra pair of hands to the person that advises on strategical decisions and the future of your company, consultants have become an important and integral part of companies and financial institutions all over world. The consultancy industry has grown exponentially in the past years. Sta...
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EU proposals: cross-border distribution of investment funds
A Proposal for a Directive which will amend, the Directive 2009/65/EC (UCITS IV Directive) and the Directive 2011/61/EU (AIFMD), was adopted on 12 March 2018 by the European Commission. The aim of the new Directive will be to facilitate the cross-border distribution of investment funds and eli...
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Conduct Risk - Changing governance principles
Conduct Risk has been the hot topic during the past few years and its scope falls outside the traditional domains of risk like liquidity, market, credit and operational risk. Looking at peers in the market will allow benchmarking and reflection if the company maintains the correct appetite, i...
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How to conduct KYC on companies
AML, Compliance, Due Diligence, KYC, Know your Customer, Financial Institutions, Red Flags, Risk Based Approach,Corporate entities, with their complex networks and multifaceted operations, can become havens for criminal activity. Illicit money and unlawful actions can be hidden within layers of transactions across subsidiaries and partnerships, obscure benefic...
The Banking Industry & Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Financial operations, Financial Institutions, Compliance, Financial firms, Top-down, Insurance, Belgium,Compliance risk is one of the biggest concerns of the banking industry. Failing to comply can have an impact on the reputation of the brand and create a decrease in its customer population. Lack of due diligence in transactions and clients monitoring...
CSRD: Are you really ready for the new era of CSR reporting?
CSRD, NFRD, Europe, Environmental, Transparency, Sustainability, EFRAG, Directive, Double materiality,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 ...