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12-12-2022 - On December 7 and 8 the second edition of GFIS (the global financial institutions summit) took place in New York. The annual GFIS is part of the J5 organization (the Joint chiefs of global tax…

04-12-2022 - De Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published an assessment report on 24 August 2022 about the Dutch policy regarding the tackling of money laundering, terrorism financing and the financing and…

10-10-2022 - In September, the Leaders in Finance AML Europe Event 2022 took place in Brussels. Suzanne Visser, head of AMLC, took part in the panel discussion about a relatively new topic: how do ESG (criteria in…

08-03-2022 - The AMLC focus on money laundering includes the use of trade flows, or Trade-Based Money Laundering. In this context, a good risk-based project is currently the subject of much work. Over the last few…

08-03-2022 - The Financial Action Task Force or FATF makes periodical evaluations of different countries. Such an evaluation starts on the basis of what is referred to as a Mutual Evaluation, in which a team of…

01-03-2022 - Virtual currency is regularly linked to money laundering. Gatekeepers need to remain alert of the risks. But which amount offers an indication of money laundering with virtual currency? The…

10-11-2021 - The FATF reviewed the opportunities and challenges of new technologies for AML/CFT to raise awareness of relevant progress in innovation and specific digital solutions. The FATF also looked at the…

10-11-2021 - This summer, the Financial Action Task Force on money laundering (FATF) pointed out that a majority of countries have not yet implemented the FATF Crypto Guidance (read more here). The FATF Crypto…

10-11-2021 - As of 1 October 2021, Niels Obbink is the new General Director of the Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) of the Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration. He has already held this…

10-11-2021 - Foreign investigators and prosecutors sometimes envy the indirect method of proof as we use it in the Netherlands. This method means that the Dutch court can reach a conviction for money laundering,…