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    Canada’s federal government failing to address TBML says Cullen report

    by admin June 22, 2022

    Federal investigative agencies have done little to address trade-based money laundering (TBML) according to the final version of a report commissioned by British Columbia into money laundering following revelations of widespread trade-based financial crime in the Canadian province (Trade-based Financial Crime, 12 June 2019). “This…

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    Banks should include all forms of TBML in compliance processes says new NGO

    by admin June 15, 2022

    Financial institutions should include all forms of trade-based money laundering (TBML) in their standard due diligence, record keeping, and financial intelligence reporting according to a new report by a recently formed national security non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Washington. The report by the International Coalition…

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    Information from financial institutions a core function for FIUs says Egmont Group

    by admin June 7, 2022

    Analysis of information received from financial institutions is a core function of financial intelligence units (FIUs), particularly in the asset recovery process according to a new report by the Egmont Group of FIUs. The group facilitates and prompts the global exchange of information, knowledge, and…

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    TBML and IWT amongst four money laundering typologies drawing more attention

    by admin June 1, 2022

    An analysis by consultants at Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) of anti-money laundering (AML) trends and challenges has identified trade-based money laundering (TBML) and the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) as two of the four money laundering typologies that have recently received more attention from regulators and…

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    US government lost US$640 billion in a year through trade-based tax evasion and money laundering

    by admin May 11, 2022

    Trade-based tax evasion and money laundering cost the US government more than US$640 billion in taxable income during 2021 according to a new report commissioned by Sēk Strategies, a Washington-based consultancy firm focused on transparency, accountability, human rights and the environment. The report is based…

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    New Thomson Reuters offering aims to identify beneficial owners of international entities

    by admin March 28, 2022

    Thomson Reuters has launched CLEAR Global Beneficial Ownership (GBO), a new product that aims to enable organisations to quickly understand the ownership and control of international corporate entities and help them find global business registry information. The launch coincides with an increasing realisation that beneficial…

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    Clamp down expected on UK registered shell companies favoured by Russia and other ex-Soviet actors

    by admin March 4, 2022

    The UK government has published its proposals to clamp down on the use of anonymous or fraudulent shell companies and partnerships that provide criminals with a veneer of legitimacy to help commit a range of crimes, from money laundering and grand corruption to fraud and…

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    Credit Suisse documents prompt calls for Switzerland to be considered for inclusion on EU’s AML/CFT blacklist

    by admin February 25, 2022

    The European People’s Party (EPP), the conservative grouping which holds the biggest number of seats in the European Parliament, has called for a review of Switzerland’s banking practices and for the country’s possible inclusion in the EU’s list of countries with anti-money laundering and counter…

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    Difficult to assess FinCEN’s beneficial ownership reporting proposals say US banks

    by admin February 11, 2022

    The American Bankers Association (ABA) has responded to the proposal by the US treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for revised rules on beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (Trade-based Financial Crime, 30 December 2020). The association says it supports the creation of the registry…

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    Illegal gold trade in Ecuador vulnerable to money laundering says new report

    by admin February 9, 2022

    The illegal gold trade in Ecuador is growing and increasingly accelerated by illicit cross-border contraband flows and unique vulnerabilities to money laundering activity according to a new report by the Organisation of American States Department against Transnational Organised Crime (OAS/DTOC). The report, On the trail…

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    • US treasury secretary announces international commitment to enhance beneficial ownership transparency
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