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ANALYSIS: EBA asks prudential supervisors to consider AML risks in their work, banks face increased responsibilities

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the European Public Prosecutor’s Office – We meet the powerful new EU agency’s top AML expert and discuss how the EPPO will operate as it prepares to hit the ground running in 2021.

ANALYSIS: The 5 key outcomes of FATF’s first-ever virtual plenary

First FATF virtual plenary takes place amid increased AML risks from COVID and looming decisions on ‘grey list’ countries

AML market could more than double in value from 2018-2025 to nearly $2bn

EU lacks any top-performers in anti-bribery enforcement but has nine worst-offenders: Transparency International

Browder claims Ireland a laundering ‘soft spot’ and that police did not act on historic evidence he presented

Why I believe the FinCEN leaks were not worth it and why they will be used by some C-Suites to hinder the efforts of hard-working AML professionals

ANALYSIS: Capital Markets are vulnerable to money laundering too. Here’s the guide to spotting the signs early on

OPINION: An unpopular perspective – Are the FinCEN files a leak too far? And why I believe the whole affair is a distraction from the real issues that are at play

REVEALED: The 6 key takeaways from Europe’s anti-money laundering hearings which set the scene for new EU-wide laws with teeth

SPECIAL REPORT: Some countries and financial institutions will have to face big fines (and individuals responsible may have to go to jail) if EU-wide money laundering law is to work

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100 sanctioned under the Russia Sanctions Regime
UK Government
May 20, 2025
Today, 20 May, the UK Government has sanctioned 20 individuals, 62 entities, and 18 ships under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. This package targets Russian revenue generating sectors, including energy, communications and financial services, the Russian military industrial complex (RMIC) and its third country suppliers, and malign actors involved in democratic interference and Russia’s information war on Ukraine. Click here for further details.
Greece: EPPO probes OPEKEPE officials over alleged organised agricultural subsidy fraud and corruption
European Public Prosecutor's Office
May 20, 2025
(Luxembourg, 20 May 2025) – Since yesterday until early hours this morning, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) has led searches as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged organised fraud scheme involving agricultural funds and corruption involving public officials of the Greek Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aids (OPEKEPE).
A fifth admit to retail refund fraud or knowing someone who has, Cifas warns
CIFAS
May 20, 2025
New research from leading fraud prevention service Cifas reveals that 19% of UK consumers have either falsely claimed a failed delivery or know someone who has – often to get a refund after using the product. The findings highlight a worrying surge in opportunistic fraud that is hitting retailers hard. With 80% of UK shoppers now buying online, the stakes are high: the retail sector is already losing over £11 billion annually to payment fraud.

Category: Analysis & Opinion

ANALYSIS: EBA asks prudential supervisors to consider AML risks in their work, banks face increased responsibilities

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the European Public Prosecutor’s Office – We meet the powerful new EU agency’s top AML expert and discuss how the EPPO will operate as it prepares to hit the ground running in 2021.

ANALYSIS: The 5 key outcomes of FATF’s first-ever virtual plenary

First FATF virtual plenary takes place amid increased AML risks from COVID and looming decisions on ‘grey list’ countries

AML market could more than double in value from 2018-2025 to nearly $2bn

EU lacks any top-performers in anti-bribery enforcement but has nine worst-offenders: Transparency International

Browder claims Ireland a laundering ‘soft spot’ and that police did not act on historic evidence he presented

Why I believe the FinCEN leaks were not worth it and why they will be used by some C-Suites to hinder the efforts of hard-working AML professionals

ANALYSIS: Capital Markets are vulnerable to money laundering too. Here’s the guide to spotting the signs early on

OPINION: An unpopular perspective – Are the FinCEN files a leak too far? And why I believe the whole affair is a distraction from the real issues that are at play

REVEALED: The 6 key takeaways from Europe’s anti-money laundering hearings which set the scene for new EU-wide laws with teeth

SPECIAL REPORT: Some countries and financial institutions will have to face big fines (and individuals responsible may have to go to jail) if EU-wide money laundering law is to work

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100 sanctioned under the Russia Sanctions Regime

Greece: EPPO probes OPEKEPE officials over alleged organised agricultural subsidy fraud and corruption

A fifth admit to retail refund fraud or knowing someone who has, Cifas warns

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