Money Laundering Scam Alert Some commercial electronic verification companies may contact you stating that all client due diligence verification must now be done electronically making paper copies no longer acceptable. This is just a marketing ploy and is not correct in any shape or form. The law and guidance on conducting client due diligence remain […]
The long awaited revised FATF Recommendations on International Standards on Combatting Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation was finally published on 16 February. Following several rounds of consultation the revised Recommendations contain no real surprises in the publishes outcome, but a lot of disappointment has been aired by various groups who feel […]
The Financial Action Task Force, the global standard-setter in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, has revised the Recommendations after more than two years of efforts by member countries. The Recommendations are used by more than 180 governments to combat these crimes.