Financial Crime Digest

The Aperio Intelligence Financial Crime Digest is a monthly newsletter, targeted at investment and compliance professionals, which provides a synopsis of the latest regulatory and financial crime developments in the UK and worldwide. It provides technical and regulatory updates as well as a review of press and media coverage of topics including money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, and sanctions.

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Financial Crime Digest June 2020

This issue covers:

  • Commerzbank London fined by UK Financial Conduct Authority for AML failings
  • FATF issues first report on money laundering and the illegal wildlife trade
  • A special feature on the new wave of US sanctions against Syria, which have come into force
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Financial Crime Digest May 2020

This issue covers:

  • European Commission proposes wide-ranging AML/CFT action plan
  • US to impose sanctions on China in response to Hong Kong national security law
  • A special feature on organised crime in Mexico during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Financial Crime Digest April 2020

This issue covers:

  • US authorities fine Korean bank for AML failings and sanctions breaches
  • Chinese money laundering groups control hundreds of UK bank accounts, finds NCA report
  • A special feature on the financial crime implications of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Financial Crime Digest March 2020

This issue covers:

  • Swedbank fined for AML breaches, and the publication of its AML compliance report
  • US charges Venezuela’s Maduro and high-ranking officials with ‘narco-terrorism’
  • A special feature on the UK Court of Appeal’s dismissal of Zamira Hajiyeva’s UWO appeal
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Financial Crime Digest February 2020

This issue covers:

  • Swiss regulator finds serious AML failings at Julius Baer
  • UK consults on creating freeports with ‘simplified’ declaration rules
  • A special feature on money laundering and the art market
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Financial Crime Digest January 2020

This issue covers:

  • Airbus pays record €3.59 billion to settle bribery charges in UK, France and US
  • UN Security Council report identifies terrorism financing typologies
  • A special feature on real estate agents: the UK’s weak link in money laundering?
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Financial Crime Digest December 2019

This issue covers:

  • Ericsson’s USD 1 billion fine for violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • EU Council adopts conclusions on strategic priorities for AML/CFT
  • A special feature on the financial crime trends in 2019 and beyond
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Financial Crime Digest November 2019

This issue covers:

  • AUSTRAC’s application for a court-ordered civil penalty against Westpac Banking Corporation
  • Escalating allegations concerning Swedbank and SEB over their operations in Estonia
  • A special feature on the Gunvor fine on bribery and corruption charges
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Financial Crime Digest October 2019

This issue covers:

  • The outcomes of the Financial Action Task Force plenary
  • FinCEN’s final rule identifying Iran as a “jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern”
  • UK Solicitors Regulation Authority AML assessment finds failings at “many firms”
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Financial Crime Digest September 2019

This issue covers:

  • The European Parliament’s resolution on the implementation of AML legislation
  • British Arab Commercial Bank’s settlement with OFAC over alleged sanctions violations
  • A special feature on counter-terrorist financing: old foes and new threats
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