New EU measures against money laundering and terrorist financing
Banks in the European Union (EU) are amongst entities that may be required to verify their customers’ identity, what they own and who controls the company, under proposed new European anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) package approved last week by EU lawmakers.
Paris launches bid to host European anti-money laundering authority
Paris has officially announced its bid to host the new European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) and its staff. The French capital is already home to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the European Banking Authority (EBA), and the city’s bid says that these are…
European parliament calls for an EU FIU and more funding for AML efforts
The European Commission has presented an ambitious package of four legislative proposals to strengthen the European Union’s (EU’s) anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) rules, which includes the creation of a new EU authority to fight money laundering (Trade-based Financial Crime, 21 July 202, New…
New authority plans to establish EU-level AML/CFT supervision and coordinate FIU efforts
A new European Union (EU) authority to fight money laundering will likely oversee the establishment of EU-level anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision if a package of four legislative proposals to strengthen the union’s (AML/CFT) rules is adopted (Trade-based Financial Crime, 21…
New EU AML Authority centrepiece in European Commission’s ambitious AML/CFT proposals
The European Commission presented yesterday a package of four legislative proposals to strengthen the European Union’s (EU’s) anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) rules. The package includes a proposal for the creation of a new EU authority to fight money laundering, new AML/CFT regulations with…
