Sarah Quintana Martinez, Traineeship
Sarah Quintana Martinez
With Pideeco since June, 2021
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What are Hawala transactions and how do they work?
European CommissionHawalaMoney LaunderingAMLKnow your CustomerDue DiligenceTransaction MonitoringFinancial operationsRed FlagsKYCIn 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 authori...
What can be done to improve the efficiency of AML fines?
AMLAnti Money LaunderingComplianceDue DiligenceFinancial InstitutionsGovernanceMoney LaunderingThe heavy fines imposed on financial institutions for AML deficiencies over the years have frequently fallen short in achieving their goals. This inefficiency is manifest in the repeat offending of such banks, the heavy burden it places on them, and ...
MiFID: Time for information transparency
Financial firmsMIFIDFinancial firmsInvestment FundsUCITSMiFID2ESMAPRIIPSTransparencyComplianceMiFID (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 ...