The ball has dropped, the fireworks have faded, and the new year has arrived with new anti-money laundering rules, sanctions and other compliance-related responsibilities on the near horizon for the global financial services industry.

Moneylaundering.com reporters Koos Couvée, Gabriel Vedrenne, Fred Williams and Benjamin Hardy asked regulators, investigators, attorneys, consultants and other sources to share their opinions on what the next 12 months hold in store for anti-financial crime professionals.