Paris has officially announced its bid to host the new European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) and its staff. The French capital is already home to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the European Banking Authority (EBA), and the city’s… Read More ›

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Financial crime compliance costs in US and Canada up 13.6 per cent in 2022 says Lexis Nexis
The total projected cost of financial crime compliance in the US and Canada for 2022 is up 13.6 per cent from 2021 to US$56.7 billion, according to a survey of North American financial institutions by Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions. The… Read More ›
European parliament calls for an EU FIU and more funding for AML efforts
The European Commission has presented an ambitious package of four legislative proposals to strengthen the European Union’s (EU’s) anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) rules, which includes the creation of a new EU authority to fight money laundering… Read More ›
New authority plans to establish EU-level AML/CFT supervision and coordinate FIU efforts
A new European Union (EU) authority to fight money laundering will likely oversee the establishment of EU-level anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision if a package of four legislative proposals to strengthen the union’s (AML/CFT) rules is… Read More ›
New EU AML Authority centrepiece in European Commission’s ambitious AML/CFT proposals
The European Commission presented yesterday a package of four legislative proposals to strengthen the European Union’s (EU’s) anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) rules. The package includes a proposal for the creation of a new EU authority to fight money… Read More ›