Lax supply chain due diligence and a lack of beneficial ownership transparency are amongst factors allowing one-fifth of the global fisheries market to be captured by operators involved in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a new report from the… Read More ›

Asia
Supply chain visibility needed to see criminals using trade finance to launder money says ADB expert
We need to be able to see deep inside supply chains to know whether criminals are using trade finance to launder money says head of trade and supply-chain finance at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Steven Beck. Replacing paper trails… Read More ›
IWT Financial Flows Toolkit launched to support financial institutions
A toolkit aimed at supporting financial institutions in addressing and reporting suspicious transactions relating to the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has been launched. Developed by the UK Serious Organised Crime Network in collaboration with the UAE government, WWF, TRAFFIC and… Read More ›
Illegal gold trade in Ecuador vulnerable to money laundering says new report
The illegal gold trade in Ecuador is growing and increasingly accelerated by illicit cross-border contraband flows and unique vulnerabilities to money laundering activity according to a new report by the Organisation of American States Department against Transnational Organised Crime (OAS/DTOC)…. Read More ›
Case study focuses on bank financial crime compliance team
S&P Global Market Intelligence has published a case study describing how it provided a solution for an Asian-based Asian Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) team tasked with screening trade transactions for signs of trade-based money laundering (TBML) and identifying any direct… Read More ›
South Asian banks need AML overhaul says Deloitte report
Banks and financial institutions across South Asia need to overhaul their anti-money laundering (AML) mechanisms according to a new report published by Deloitte. The South Asia Anti-Money Laundering Preparedness Survey found that banks are currently reactive in their approach to… Read More ›