04 Feb, 2020 Extending criminal liability for money laundering: Germany’s new draft law to implement the sixth EU AML directive By Daniel Travers Marcel Michaelis Few areas of the law see such frequent changes as anti-money-laundering (AML) legislation. Just weeks after Germany finished implementing...
18 Jun, 2019 Reforms to the UK anti-money laundering regime announced today: no “failure to prevent” offence recommended at this time By Kim Sofroniou It is widely accepted that the current suspicious activities reporting regime (“SARs”) under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) and...
21 Jan, 2019 UK Suspicious Activity Reports in 2018 and the National Crime Agency’s Plans for 2019 By Oliver Hamill The UK’s National Crime Agency (the NCA) has published its 2018 annual report on Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). The report follows...
14 Dec, 2018 Financial Action Task Force reviews the UK’s anti-money laundering efforts: Key issues for financial institutions By Oliver Hamill The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has completed its report on the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing...
29 Aug, 2018 Money laundering risks from human trafficking: new FATF/APG report By Michael Quayle By Emily Feirman Where there is human trafficking, there is usually money changing hands; financial institutions should examine their own...
25 Jul, 2018 UK Law Commission consultation on suspicious activity reporting—an opportunity for welcome change, but there are risks for business too By Caroline Doherty de Novoa In recent years, there has been mounting criticism of the UK’s suspicious activity reporting (SAR) regime—voiced both by law enforcement...
09 Jul, 2018 Combating corruption in Mexico By Raquel Flórez Co-author: Allena Martin On July 1, Mexico elected a new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who campaigned on a vow to end...
16 May, 2018 No hold up in FCA investigations in run up to Brexit By Sharon Grennan The FCA published its business plan for 2018/19 and sectoral priorities on 6 April 2018. At the same time, the FCA announced that it...