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UK and EU Money Laundering Risk Assessments 2025: Key Findings for Asset Managers

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In July 2025 HM Treasury and the Home Office issued the UK National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 2025 ('NRA 2025'), while the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its fifth Opinion on...more

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The EBA’s draft regulatory technical standard on customer due diligence - What should firms be worried about?

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The European Banking Authority consultation on customer due diligence under the EU’s 6th money laundering package closes on 06 June, 2025, with the EBA due to submit its findings to the European Commission’s call for evidence...more

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What is the new EU AML regime?

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The Single Rulebook is intended to be a single source of AML/CTF regulation that will be applied uniformly in all member states across the EU. This will be achieved primarily through the new AML Regulation, which will be...more

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Changes in Beneficial Ownership rules under the new EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624

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The adoption of the EU Anti Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (the “AML Regulation") marks a significant advancement in the European Union's efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Effective from...more

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Transforming Industries: How the EU's anti-money laundering regulation affects the non-financial sector

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The new EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (the “AML Regulation”) introduces significant changes to the regulation of non-financial sectors. By including new obliged entities, the EU demonstrates its...more

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Luxembourg adapts its RCS and RBE legislations after CJEU ruling

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The Luxembourg Parliament recently enacted a law reforming the Trade and Companies Register (RCS) and the Register of Beneficial Owners (RBE) laws. This reform is a direct response to the decision of the Court of Justice of...more

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Regulatory & Risk Advisory Outlook 2025: Cayman Islands

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2024 was once again an active year for the Cayman Islands regulatory industry. In this edition of our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Outlook, our team has summarised the key changes and news during 2024 and taken a look at the...more

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Conyers Coverage Issue 11 – Summer 2024

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A warm welcome to the Summer edition of Conyers Coverage. The whirlwind that is the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry continues to blow with gusto! To keep you updated on recent developments, we include various items from...more

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The Critical Reporting Requirement U.S. Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore: Upcoming Deadlines for Beneficial Ownership Information...

On January 1, 2024, the new Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took effect. For the first time, many U.S. companies—including U.S. subsidiaries of UK...more

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Beneficial ownership registration requirement re-examined by the administrative judiciary

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Initially, the UBO Decree mandated that companies, recognized foundations and associations, trusts, and fiduciary mandates based in Italy fulfill their duty to report data and information on ultimate beneficial ownership by...more

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Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review: Cayman Islands – January to March 2024

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Welcome to the first instalment of 2024 of our Cayman Islands Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. As we cover in this issue, there have been a number of updates in the first quarter of the year. Perhaps most notably is the...more

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Von Zahlungsdienstleistern bis zu Profifußballvereinen: Neue EU-Vorschriften zur Bekämpfung von Geldwäsche verabschiedet

Das Europäische Parlament hat am 24. April 2024 ein neues Gesetzespaket zur Geldwäschebekämpfung verabschiedet, welches das Instrumentarium der EU zur Bekämpfung von Geldwäsche und Terrorismusfinanzierung stärken soll....more

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Regulatory & Risk Advisory Outlook 2024: Cayman Islands

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2023 was an active year for the Cayman Islands regulatory industry. While we have endeavoured to keep you updated throughout the year with our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Reviews, our team has highlighted below the key changes...more

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The Challenge of Transparency in Preventing Financial Crime: Navigating Financial Integrity in a Changing Risk Landscape

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The landscape of financial crimes is constantly evolving, and the concept of transparency is being fundamentally challenged. A dynamic, innovative approach is imperative to preserve and shape the future of financial...more

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What’s new on Beneficial Ownership

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The 29 September 2023 Decree of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy (the Provision) finally implementing the Register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (the UBO Register), as required by Legislative Decree 231/2007 (the...more

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FATF Removes Cayman Islands from Grey List

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Oct 2023 This decision was announced on 27 October at the closing of the FATF’s plenary meetings in Paris, France. The FATF announcement confirmed that the Cayman Islands maintains a robust and effective anti-money...more

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Guernsey Guide: legal, regulatory, transparency and supervisory framework

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This briefing explains Guernsey’s adoption of rigorous international tax and regulatory standards, which, in conjunction with its local tax law, make it an ideal location for investment funds and other investment vehicles....more

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EU Court Limits Access to Information on Beneficial Owners of EU Companies

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In Short - The Situation: The European Union's Fourth Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/849 of May 20, 2015) granted broad access to information relating to the beneficial owners of companies...more

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The Evolution – or Revolution – of the French Company Filing Landscape

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The French company filing landscape is undergoing a time of change. Beginning in 2023, differing company registers merged into a “one-stop shop,” a single national register. Additionally, the Court of Justice of the European...more

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When transparency clashes with fundamental rights: EU court curbs public access to beneficial owner registers – what does this...

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By a decision rendered on 22 November 2022, the European Court of Justice (the Court) invalidates the provision of the anti-money laundering directive (AMLD) whereby the information on the beneficial owners of corporate and...more

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No More Public Access to German Transparency Register Due to New European Court of Justice Ruling

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The European Court of Justice in a recent judgment nullified a key provision in the 2018 version of the EU Money Laundering Directive requiring that information regarding beneficial owners registered in the European national...more

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Court of Justice of the European Union’s Decision on Beneficial Owners

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In a judgment handed down on 22 November 2022, the European Court, sitting as the Grand Chamber, held an anti-money-laundering directive to be invalid which required Member States under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of...more

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Beneficial Owners’ Register in Italy – A further step towards its implementation

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Pursuant to the Law Decree no. 55 of 11 March 2022 (the “Decree”), published in the Italian Official Gazette on 25 May 2022, information about beneficial owners of Italian companies, foundations, associations and trusts will...more

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Italian decree on beneficial owner register published in the Official Gazette

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The long-awaited decree regarding the establishment and regulation of the beneficial owner register in Italy was published in the Italian Official Gazette. Following a public consultation, on 25 May 2022 the long-awaited...more

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Four major changes to corporate transparency in 2022

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There is no doubt 2022 has signalled a renewed focus on beneficial ownership transparency. White & Case partners Jonah Anderson and Anneka Randhawa, and associate Laura Higgins have collaborated with Hannah Lilley and Michael...more

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