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By Kyle Brasseur2024-01-18T19:40:00
The European Union moved closer to finalizing rules that would expand current anti-money laundering (AML) and customer due diligence (CDD) obligations to new sectors, in addition to granting greater powers to national financial intelligence units (FIUs).
On Thursday, European Parliament and the Council of the European Union finalized a rule package designed to enhance the EU’s toolkit to fight money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctions evasion. The deal will next move to formal adoption before its changes enter force.
The changes correspond with the provisional approval last month of the creation of a new agency, the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, to supervise high-risk financial institutions across the European Union regarding their AML and countering the financing of terrorism activities.
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2024-01-17T22:45:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
A survey of financial crime professionals found that while three of every four companies added more anti-money laundering employees in 2023, nearly all respondents said growing their department’s headcount alone won’t keep up with emerging risks.
2024-01-17T12:25:00Z By Ruth Prickett
The impact of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority to improve the coordination and success of AML activities will be largely indirect, depending on its influence over European national governments continuing to supervise most EU financial services firms.
2023-12-14T15:42:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
A new agency to supervise high-risk financial institutions across the European Union regarding their anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism activities gained provisional approval.
2024-11-04T14:28:00Z By Adrianne Appel
With the presidential election this week, one fear has remained on the minds of voters regardless of their political stripe—that artificial intelligence (AI) will be misused to change the outcome of the race.
2024-11-01T19:00:00Z By Neil Hodge
Ireland’s cozy relationship with big business and Big Tech has once again come under scrutiny after the country’s media regulator allowed a $15 million one-off funding payment from Meta’s Oversight Board Trust to help launch the newly formed Appeal Centre Europe.
2024-10-30T19:25:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Contract workers’ rights are in the spotlight in the U.K. and some EU countries as governments seek to end exploitative practices by eliminating zero-hours contracts, much to the chagrin of some business leaders.
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