
UK: AML compliance failures are rife in the UK
An analysis of more than 1,600 ‘anti-money laundering (AML) events’ recorded across the UK in the last decade shows money laundering is the most prevalent issue (27.5%), a new report has revealed.
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An analysis of more than 1,600 ‘anti-money laundering (AML) events’ recorded across the UK in the last decade shows money laundering is the most prevalent issue (27.5%), a new report has revealed.
One of the oldest and best-known hedge fund strategies has suffered nearly $150bn in client withdrawals over the past five years, as investors tire of their inability to capitalise on bull markets or
Daim Zainuddin is among several high-profile Malaysians whose offshore wealth has come under scrutiny by Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency. Malaysian authorities have charged former finance minister
Extreme wealth and income inequality will eventually destroy a real democracy. Why? Because that disparity of power and resources allows a relatively small number of people and groups to subvert the
On Wednesday, last week, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed that it had uncovered a religious sect in Nigeria involved in money laundering for terrorists.
Lawmakers in the European Parliament and Council announced today that they have reached a provisional agreement on a proposal to regulate ESG ratings providers, and introducing rules to increase the
THE Government “disagrees” with the IMF’s assertion that it must introduce a personal income tax targeting “the top 10 percent of earners” and other reforms to hit its 25 percent revenue-to-GDP
New research released this week by RBC Wealth Management (part of the Royal Bank of Canada) looks at the top financial concerns of wealthy individuals across the UK in 2024. Inheritance tax, gifting
The Spanish Ministry of Finance aims to enhance its authority to seize crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as part of a new tax reform. The Ministry of Finance of Spain is gearing up to push a new
Indian owners of offshore firms named in the Pandora Papers are – Anil Ambani, Sachin Tendulkar, Niira Radia, Gautam Singhania, and Lalit Goyal, among others. The Enforcement Directorate (ED)