While financial institutions, on the one hand, are in the process of implementing and preparing to apply the fundamental amendments and changes that will take place in upcoming years by the EU AML Package—entering into force...more
5/15/2025
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BaFin ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Germany ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
On 24 April 2024, the EU adopted a new directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1226 of the European Parliament and of the Council) which establishes EU-wide rules for defining criminal offences and penalties related to the violation...more
5/28/2024
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EU ,
EU Directive ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Germany ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Member State ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sanction Violations ,
Sanctions ,
UK
On October 4, 2023, United States Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor policy that encourages companies to self-disclose criminal misconduct...more
12/4/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Antitrust Division ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
France ,
Germany ,
Mergers ,
Money Laundering ,
Poland ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Policy Statement ,
Popular ,
Remediation ,
Restitution ,
Safe Harbors ,
Spain ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Following Germany's initial attempt last year to implement the EU Whistleblower Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1937), aimed at ensuring harmonized and improved protection of whistleblowers throughout Europe, the Federal...more
7/5/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Management ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Fines ,
Germany ,
Investigations ,
Investment ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers