How can a money service business acquire a bank account? There is a wide-spread de-risking currently occurring amongst banks. In this article, we assess the range of phenomena that are occurring around the world, including how relevant regulators have responded…
FATF definition of PEP (Politically Exposed Person)
A politically exposed person (PEP) is an individual who is or has been entrusted with a prominent public function. The best canonical definition of a PEP is provided by FATF. europos use the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) definition of…
AMLD4 and Domestic PEPS
AMLD4, the 4th amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act will update the European Union’s existing Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing laws by implementing recommendations made by the Financial Action Task Force, the international global standard setting body of AML and…
Politically Exposed Persons: Who They Are and Why They Matter
In the world of finance, the phrase “politically exposed person|politically exposed persons”, otherwise known as PEP, is one that you will often see. The basic definition of this term is an individual who has a well-known public function, or an…
Effective Methods of Counter-Terrorist Financing
In a 9,000 word PhD chapter length article in the New Yorker, Mattathias Schwartz raises some interesting points.
Why is HSBC unable to resolve its money-laundering issues?
The wave of fines levied against financial institutions has not stopped since the financial crisis of 2008 precipitating financially and reputationally expensive recapitalisations of British and international banks. Despite this, even by 2015, the waves of fines is ongoing, as…
Is searching OFAC enough?
At the time of writing, the OFAC SDN list contains 5,466 entities. This list proscribes the entities that on a statutory basis, companies and individuals can not deal with. However, it is apparent that regulators and counter-parties alike do not consider this enough….
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