
In the latest episode of Financial Crime Matters, Kieran Beer, editor in chief of ACAMS moneylaundering.com and Tristram Hicks, co-author of “The War on Dirty Money,” discuss what’s wrong with the international war against financial crime.
May
23
Michael McGrath of Ireland’s Finance Department said at the ACAMS conference in Dublin on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, that the European Commission, Council and Parliament will soon adopt criteria for choosing where to locate the EU’s new AML agency.
FATF Releases Updated Consolidated Table of Assessment Ratings
The Financial Action Task Force published an updated table of ratings that reflect the extent to which a country’s anti-money laundering measures have been implemented and the effectiveness of such measures. The assessment table includes ratings on all countries evaluated under the 2013 methodology.
HM Treasury Publishes Updated Version of Asset Freeze Sanctions List
HM Treasury modified its Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the United Kingdom, which contains the names of designated individuals and entities subject to international asset freezing and domestic sanctions under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010.
HM Treasury Amends Islamic State, Al-Qaida Sanctions List Entry
HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation issued a notice concerning amendments made to the consolidated list entry for one individual designated pursuant to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
OFAC Adds Seven Individuals, One Entity to Russia Sanctions List
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department published a notice concerning the addition of seven individuals and one entity to the Specially Designated Nationals List with respect to Russia.
In the latest episode of Financial Crime Matters, Kieran Beer, editor in chief of ACAMS moneylaundering.com and Tristram Hicks, co-author of “The War on Dirty Money,” discuss what’s wrong with the international war against financial crime.