Financial Action Task Force

KYC & CDD

Correspondent Banking KYCC ‘Impossible’ in HK, Singapore – Thomson Reuters

By Samuel Riding | 27/01/2016

Both jurisdictions said unlikely to implement FATF recommendations before the end of this decade.

Capital Adequacy

The Regulatory Outlook for Australia

By Wolters Kluwer Financial Services | 15/01/2016

How integrated data, closer connectivity between risk and finance and new technology address the challenges Australian institutions face.

Anti-Money Laundering

FATF to Introduce Special CTF Measures

By Samuel Riding | 15/12/2015

Special follow-up measures to be introduced in February alongside meeting to discuss stronger standards.

Anti-Money Laundering

FATF Issues AML/CFT Guidance

By Editors | 01/12/2015

Financial Action Task Force guidance focuses on ‘main outcomes’ in tackling money laundering, terrorist financing.

Anti-Money Laundering

HKMA Reminds Institutions of FATF Warnings

By Samuel Riding | 10/11/2015

Letter to Hong Kong institutions reiterates need for AML/CFT countermeasures, scrutiny on Iran, North Korea and Myanmar.

Anti-Money Laundering

FATF Prioritising Terrorist Financing and De-risking

By Editors | 16/10/2015

President of money laundering task force sets agenda at Compliance Forum on SIBOS Day 2

Anti-Money Laundering

Myanmar Central Bank Releases AML/CTF Guidelines

By Editors | 05/10/2015

The Central Bank of Myanmar has published risk management guidelines for anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing at financial institutions.

Anti-Money Laundering

Malaysia Receives FATF Praise for AML/CTF Efforts

By Editors | 21/09/2015

The Financial Action Task Force has issued a report praising Malaysia’s legal framework for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards.

PEPs & Sanctions

State Bank of Pakistan to Clarify Rules for Politically Exposed Persons

By Editors | 20/08/2015

Government officials have ordered the State Bank of Pakistan to stop commercial banks from misusing the term ‘politically exposed persons’ (PEPs) to deny financial services to citizens.