The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) published today Joint guidelines on cooperation and information exchange, establishing colleges of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervisors fo…
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ESAs transform the way competent authorities cooperate with each other on AML/CFT matters
NEITI unveils real owners of 61 oil assets, 56 companies, others
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Wednesday, began the unveiling of the real owners of mining, oil and gas companies in Nigeria, starting with the revelation of the actual owners of 270 licences in the mining sector, and the ow…
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Seychelles: Seychelles’ Lawmakers to Strengthen Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing Legislation
A new, stronger bill on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism will be tabled before the National Assembly for approval in February, a top government official said.
The secretary of state for finance, trade and investment, Patrick Pa…
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Watchdog FATF Blacklisting May Affect Pak’s Capital Inflows: IMF Report
Pakistan submitted a report comprising answers to 22 questions to the FATF on December 6 (File Photo)
Islamabad: The potential blacklisting of Pakistan by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) could have implications for capital inflows to the c…
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Off the record, this is just bonkers
Good morning, early birds. Perth residents are bracing for the hottest day on record, and the ATO will be given bolstered superannuation powers. Its the news you need to know, with Rachel Withers.(Image: AAP/David Crosling)
50.7 DEGREES
Australia could this…
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Rwanda: Government to Set Up Financial Intelligence Centre
Parliament has passed a law that will see the country get its first Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) to monitor criminal financial activity such as money laundering, financing terrorism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
The centre is pa…
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Government Reviews Anti-Money Laundering Laws
The government on Wednesday tabled before the Parliament two anti-money laundering draft laws as it bids to raise confidence in the country’s financial system.
The draft laws; one establishing a financial intelligence centre and another on prevention, detect…
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Imran Khan on the back foot
Imran Khans political honeymoon period with the Pakistani public seems to be coming to an end a year after he assumed power. The economy continues to falter and the threat of international sanctions over alleged linkages between the state and proscribed terro…
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26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack Mastermind Hafiz Saeed Charged With Terror Financing
The 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned JuD, Hafiz Saeed, was indicted by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court in Lahore along with three of his close aides on terror financing charges.
The anti-terrorism court (ATC) Lahore indicted Sae…
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Central Bank of the Bahamas pilots digital Sand Dollar
The Central Bank of the Bahamas is in the process of piloting a digital Bahamian dollar which pits it in the running to be the first digital currency by a central bank (CBDC) alongside China’s pilot of its digital yuan.
Called Project Sand Dollar, the curren…
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