The decision of the European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) that beneficial owners of registered companies can remain anonymous to the general public may hinder the ability of financial institutions seeking to quickly and easily obtain beneficial ownership in the… Read More ›

financing of terrorism
Unregulated art financiers vulnerable to money laundering says new US treasury report on high-value art trade
The US treasury department has published a study on the facilitation of money laundering and the financing of terrorism through the trade in works of high-value art. The study found that banks that regularly transmit payments for the art market… Read More ›
China publishes draft AML/CFT legislation to meet international standards
China’s central bank has published revised draft legislation in its efforts to bring its anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations up to international standards. As well as financial institutions, the proposed legislation would cover the activities of… Read More ›