Europe’s Finance Chiefs to Call for Anti-Money Laundering Agency
4th December 2019
Europe’s Finance Chiefs to Call for Anti-Money Laundering Agency
Europe’s finance chiefs are to confront a wave of money-laundering scandals within the banking industry by recommending that a regional agency be formed to prevent such crimes. Officials will call on the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, to further consider and make a proposal for setting up a common… Read More
EU pressures Malta over Bank of Valletta ‘golden passport’ clients
3rd December 2019
EU pressures Malta over Bank of Valletta ‘golden passport’ clients
The European Commission has asked Malta to clarify how it intends to address Bank of Valletta’s shortcomings over its monitoring of foreign customers who applied to buy Maltese citizenship under a so-called “golden passport” scheme. Malta, with a population of only 420,000, has sought to attract foreign capital with schemes… Read More
Dutch Crypto Startups Brawl With Regulators Over Scope of EU Money Laundering Rule
3rd December 2019
Dutch Crypto Startups Brawl With Regulators Over Scope of EU Money Laundering Rule
Dutch crypto startups are crying foul as regulators in the Netherlands look to implement the European Union’s 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) ahead of a Jan. 10 deadline. The firms, which include exchanges and software developers, say authorities are subverting the democratic process and trying to right past wrongs that… Read More
As Juncker bids farewell, new EU executive begins with scrutiny over Luxembourg tax
2nd December 2019
As Juncker bids farewell, new EU executive begins with scrutiny over Luxembourg tax
Officials from the new European Commission will discuss a report by International Monetary Fund researchers that lists Luxembourg as a world-leading tax haven just days after the former leader of the Grand Duchy departs the EU executive’s helm. Vice-President Margrethe Vestager and tax commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will on Monday meet… Read More
OECD Hails Global Anti-Tax Evasion Efforts as ‘Unprecedented Success’
2nd December 2019
OECD Hails Global Anti-Tax Evasion Efforts as ‘Unprecedented Success’
Last week, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes convened in Paris to discuss international efforts to advance tax transparency. Comprising 158 member jurisdictions, the Global Forum is an OECD initiative that works to address the risks to tax compliance posed by non-cooperative jurisdictions. “Ten… Read More
Mexico bristles at U.S. cartel sanctions plan, insists it’s doing its part
2nd December 2019
Mexico bristles at U.S. cartel sanctions plan, insists it’s doing its part
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that his government was committed to fighting organized crime, seeking to dispel fears that the United States could take matters in its own hands in the fight against drug cartels. U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier this week that he plans… Read More
Scandal-Hit Westpac to Refund Some Buyers of New Shares
29th November 2019
Scandal-Hit Westpac to Refund Some Buyers of New Shares
Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp offered to refund people who bought new shares weeks before a lawsuit accusing it of millions of breaches of money laundering laws, a move some investors said was to fend off criticism about its transparency. The country’s oldest and second-largest bank has… Read More
U.S. assures banks on dollar dealings with China’s COSCO hit by Iran sanctions
29th November 2019
U.S. assures banks on dollar dealings with China’s COSCO hit by Iran sanctions
The Trump administration assured U.S. banks on Wednesday that they can temporarily process U.S. dollar transactions on a Dalian unit of China’s biggest shipping company COSCO that Washington had imposed sanctions on over suspicions it transported oil from Iran. The United States’ sanctions on Sept. 25 pushed global freight costs… Read More
Swiss revamp antiquated money laundering, terrorism finance report system
28th November 2019
Swiss revamp antiquated money laundering, terrorism finance report system
Switzerland is overhauling its 21-year-old system for reporting suspected money laundering and terrorism financing, Swiss federal police said on Wednesday, after concluding the old system that relies on fax or mail has outlived its usefulness. From 2020, Switzerland plans to use an anti-money laundering program from the United Nations Office… Read More
Securing the Integrity of the EU’s Financial System is Overdue – Why is Progress so Slow?
27th November 2019
Securing the Integrity of the EU’s Financial System is Overdue – Why is Progress so Slow?
It is said that if you place a frog in water and slowly raise the temperature to boiling, it will fail to act until it is too late. I don’t know if this is true; I’d certainly never wish to test the theory. But the metaphor is apt for what… Read More
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