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US Banks, MSBs File Few SARs on Human Trafficking and Smuggling

A U.S. Border Patrol agent monitors the barrier between Nogales, Arizona and Mexico on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. New data indicates that U.S. financial institutions reported few suspected instances of human smuggling or trafficking over a three-month period last year. (Alamy)

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January 22 2019

EU Nations Push Ahead with AML Reform, Fail to Agree Broader Regulatory Overhaul

By : Koos Couvée

EU ministers agreed Tuesday to give the European Banking Authority, or EBA, more power to harmonize anti-money laundering controls in the European Union but stalled on other planned financial reforms, including proposals designed to ensure financial stability and better oversight.

January 22 2019

French Regulator Assesses Record Fine Against Western Union for AML Lapses

By : Gabriel Vedrenne

France’s record €1 million penalty against Western Union for a litany of anti-money laundering violations signals an increasingly aggressive enforcement approach, sources told ACAMS moneylaundering.com.

January 18 2019

Weekly Roundup: US Senate Endorses Lifting Sanctions Against 3 Russian Firms, Malaysia Wants $7.5 Billion from Goldman Sachs, and More

House Democrats plan strategy for investigating Trump’s alleged financial crimes, Dutch lender to trim executive payouts after paying money-laundering penalty, and more, in this week’s roundup.

January 17 2019

European Commission Unveils AML Data Exchange Pact with National Supervisors

By : Gabriel Vedrenne

European officials published a draft agreement Tuesday to exchange anti-money laundering and other banking data with national authorities amid revelations that billions of dollars in suspicious funds flowed through lenders in Denmark, Malta and other EU nations in recent years.

From the Editor: The Return of the FISA Debate?

August 21 2018

Deja vu: the release of the FBI’s application for a warrant to spy on Carter Page, pictured on the left, has restarted the debate over the legitimacy of the FISA Court, once the subject of an ACAMS conference panel in 2009. (AP Images)

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Legs & Regs

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.
January 22 2019

Tax Justice Network Report Calls for Advance Data Analytics for Verifying Beneficial Ownership Information

The Tax Justice Network published a paper with support from the Financial Transparency Coalition concerning the importance of beneficial ownership verification and the application of advance data analytics techniques for this purpose, which are already applied by banks to prevent fraud.
January 22 2019

HMT Adds 11 Individuals, Five Entities to Syria Sanctions List

January 22 2019

RUSI Comments on British Government’s Proposal to Increase Controls on Limited Partnerships

January 22 2019

HM Treasury Adds Nine Individuals to Chemical Weapons Sanctions Regime

January 21 2019
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Enforcement Actions

RBI Fines Bank of Maharashtra 10 Million Rupees for KYC Failures

The Reserve Bank of India issued a monetary penalty of 10 million rupees against the Pune, India-based bank for failure to comply with know-your-customer guidelines and fraud classification reporting requirements.
January 16 2019

UK Solicitors Regulation Authority Fines Individual for Violating Money Laundering Regulations

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal issued a judgement ordering a partner at a London-based law firm to pay a £45,000 fine and £40,000 in costs for failing to comply with anti-money laundering regulations in connection to clients that he failed to identify as politically exposed persons.
January 4 2019

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Fines JPMorgan Chase Bank, Hong Kong Branch for AML/CTF Violations

December 28 2018

Finra Fines Morgan Stanley $10 Million for AML Deficiencies

December 26 2018

SEC: Polycom, Inc. Must Pay Over $16.3 Million to Resolve FCPA Violations

December 26 2018