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ESAs and AMLA sign MoU to strengthen EU AML supervision

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The European Supervisory Authorities (the European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and European Securities Markets Authority—the ESAs) have announced the signing of a multilateral...more

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EC adopts Delegated Regulation updating AML/CFT high-risk third country List

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The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to update the list of high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and...more

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Removal of the Cayman Islands from the EU AML List and UK AML List

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Following the removal of the Cayman Islands from the Financial Action Task Force's list of "jurisdictions under increased monitoring" in October 2023, on 12 December 2023, the European Commission adopted the Commission...more

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Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023: Ireland

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Partners Niall Esler and Shane Martin, along with senior associate Conor Daly and trainee solicitor Coleen Wegmann, have authored the Ireland chapter for Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023. They provide an up-to-date summary...more

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Update on the Removal of the Cayman Islands from the FATF's List of Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring

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Following the conclusion of the most recent plenary of the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") on 23 June 2023, the FATF has announced that it has made the initial determination that the Cayman Islands has substantively...more

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European Commission Highlights Online Gambling’s Money Laundering Risks

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Report Previews Potential Implications for the United States - The European Commission (“Commission”) recently released its 2022 Supranational Risk Assessment Report (“SNRA Report”) to the European Parliament and Counsel...more

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FATF Compliance - EU Confirms No Additional AML-CFT Measures for Cayman

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The Cayman Islands recently introduced measures to further improve its technical compliance with the 40 Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) recommendations relating to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of...more

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Proposed Changes to European Union AML/CFT Supervision Regime Signal Major Expansion

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The European Commission, on July 20, 2021, unveiled a landmark legislative proposal that would overhaul the European Union’s approach to anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”), creating a...more

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EU Council Pushes for Further Harmonization of EU Anti-Money Laundering Rules

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The Council of the European Union has adopted strategic priorities for reforms to the EU's anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime and has called upon the European Commission to put those...more

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Council of the European Union Issues Note on Strategic Priorities for AML and CTF

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The Presidency of the Council of the European Union has issued a note inviting Ministers of the Permanent Representatives Committee to consider certain issues regarding the EU anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism...more

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Europe Increasingly Views United States as Faltering in Fight Against Money Laundering

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As we have blogged, the United States – despite its self-perception as a global financial cop and “good guy” – is often regarded by the world as a haven for money laundering and tax evasion....more

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