EU: Italy’s Bruna Szego picked as chair of EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority

BRUSSELS, 26th November, 2024 (WAM) — Italy’s Bruna Szego was chosen as the chair of the European Union’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) on Monday following a three-hour hearing before the European Parliament’s Economy and Justice committees.

Szego secured a majority to defeat rival candidates Marcus Pleyer of Germany and Jan Reinder De Carpentier of the Netherlands.

Szego, the only woman in the race, founded and leads the anti-money laundering (AML) supervision and regulation unit at the Bank of Italy, having previously headed its regulation and macroprudential analysis directorate. She sits on the European Banking Authority’s anti-money laundering standing committee; one of her strengths is linking macroprudential and AML risks.

14 November 2024

CAREY OLSEN: Celebrating Nigel Carey’s 50 years in law

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14 August 2025

MALAYSIA: How Foreign Investors Can Use Malaysia’s Double Taxation Agreements

Malaysia’s extensive network of Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) is a central feature of its attractiveness as an investment destination. These treaties provide certainty in the treatment of cross-border

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8 February 2024

UK: Soaring UK Migration Gives Hunt Up to £18 Billion for Tax Cuts

Soaring migration to the UK could hand Chancellor Jeremy Hunt an £18 billion ($22.7 billion) windfall for tax cuts in next month’s budget by lifting economic growth, according to new analysis. Using

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20 January 2024

UK: Post Office could face £100m bill and insolvency, tax expert says

The Post Office could be facing a £100 million bill and insolvency after claiming tax relief for its compensation payments to subpostmasters, according to a tax expert.Dan Neidle, the head of non-profit

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