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Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog
EPRS report on reinforcing the anti-money laundering supervisory and regulatory framework in the EU
On 30 August, the Economic Governance Support Unit of the European Parliament published an in-depth briefing (pdf) on anti-money laundering which presents the current initiatives and actions aimed at reinforcing the anti-money laundering supervisory and regulatory framework in the EU.
EU sanctions legislation extended to cyberattacks
According to a press release of 15 May 2019 the European Council has agreed on extention of the sanctions regime to cyber-attacks. Just like in the existing sanctions, measures include asset freezing and travelling bans. The press release: Cyber-attacks: Council … Lees verder
The OECD does not understand Dutch foundations
Foundations in the Netherlands in general do not have beneficial owners or beneficiaries. Currently a legislatory proposal is in procedure in the Netherlands, in regard of ‘beneficial owners’ of foundations, creating a new obligation for foundations to have a register … Lees verder
Geplaatst in Belastingrecht, English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, Grondrechten, Not-for-profit, Stichting en vereniging, Ubo-register
Tags: Not-for-profit, not-for-profit en witwasbestrijding, OECD, stichting, ubo in de not-for-profit, uitkeringenregister stichting
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Financial human rights | FATCA
FATCA is a good example of the risks of international cooperation in regard of collecting taxes. FATCA is the US legislation that obliges countries and financial institutions all over the world to provide the US tax authorities with personal financial … Lees verder
European Commission announces Anti-Money Laundering Regulation
At the end of a report on anti-money laundering (AML) scandals involving EU credit institutions, the European Commission announces the plan to transform the Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD) into a Regulation. An explanation why criticism in regard of credit institutions … Lees verder
Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft
Tags: 4e en 5e Europese antiwitwasrichtlijn, Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, bank, Europese Commissie, FATF, witwasbestrijding, witwasbestrijding door banken, Wwft
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The non-profit sector is inadequately covered in new European risk assessment | SNRA-2, European Commission
On 24 July the European Commission published the second version of its European risk assessment, to be used by ‘obliged entities’ like banks for their anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CFT) policies. This second ‘supranational risk assessment’ (SNRA-2) … Lees verder
Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft
Tags: 4e en 5e Europese antiwitwasrichtlijn, Egmont Group, Europese Commissie, FATF, schurkenstaten, Supranational Risk Assessment Report, terrorismefinanciering, witwasbestrijding, Wwft
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Enhancing access to financial information by law enforcement | EC announcement of 24 July 2019; RDW data breach
Already for some time Europe is working on a centralized system of bank information, in each EU country and in the EU itself. In a recent press release on AML/CFT [*] the European Commission informed the public that the Commission … Lees verder
Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, ICT, privacy, e-commerce, Verwijzingsportaal Bankgegevens
Tags: Algemene Rekenkamer, CTR, cybersecurity, cybersecurity Nederlandse overheid, digitale overheid, ECRIS, Europese Commissie, Europese databases, Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum, Nationale Ombudsman
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For U.S. Persons there is more than FATCA
In an earlier blogpost I explained the way the United States is ruling over people who do not live in the US nor have the US nationality. These persons in US legislation are called ‘U.S. Persons‘. Recently I discovered that … Lees verder
Risk-based Approach for Trust and Company Service Providers | FATF
On 26 June 2019 FATF published the new version of their Risk-based Approach for Trust and Company Service Providers. The announcement is to be found here. Trust and company service providers (TCSPs) in the glossary are described as follows: Trust … Lees verder
AML CTF: new measures on access to financial information
In a news article of 14 June 2019, Security Union: The EU strengthens rules on home-made explosives and fight against terrorist financing, the Council announces new measures on access to financial information. Summary in the article: The new measures for … Lees verder
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