World Digest Archives

Sun Tzu and the Art of Due Diligence

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 /Leave a comment

Anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF) and counter-proliferation financing (CPF) frameworks are recognized as key weapons in the global fight against crime, whether it be the war on drugs or the war on terror. Financial institutions (FIs) and designated nonfinancial businesses and persons (DNFBPs)...

Europe Express, World Digest

Forced Labour: Five Key Financial Risk Indicators

August 6, 2021 /Leave a comment

When walking along the Seine in Paris, one can see drawings on a wall depicting unusual icons. What appear to be children’s drawings at first are actually images representing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals agreed upon by UN member states in 2015. These ambitious and...

AML Policy, World Digest

Sanctions Busting—The Reaction to Sanctions Imposed by Regulators

June 30, 2021 /Leave a comment

There have been many articles and papers published on sanctions that have covered why sanctions exist, the aim of sanctions, the various sanctions regimes of different bodies and countries, how to implement sanctions controls, how to perform efficient screening, the results of failing to...

Europe Express, World Digest

EMEA Roundup: Summer Updates From the ACAMS EMEA Team

June 14, 2021June 25, 2021 /Leave a comment

In the aftermath of Brexit and with a third wave of COVID-19 sweeping through Europe at the time of publication, the anti-financial crime (AFC) community continues to face increased pressure to become more effective and respond swiftly to emerging threats, and the expectations of...

ACAMS Conexión, Acceso LatAm, Español, World Digest

Evaluaciones Mutuas Señalan la Falta de un Registro Único a Nivel Nacional

March 2, 2021July 13, 2021 /Leave a comment

En el combate contra el lavado de dinero y financiamiento al terrorismo, la mayoría de los países han demostrado un nivel adecuado de cumplimiento implementado normas a seguir en sus programas nacionales y en sus marcos regulatorios. No obstante, a la hora de ejecutar...

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Global Financial Crime Review, World Digest

South Africa’s DNFBPs: Managing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks

February 2, 2021February 3, 2021 /Leave a comment

Whilst South Africa is being assessed against the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) 40 Recommendations for effectiveness in its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regimes, it is important to recognize the role of designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs). As per the Financial...

Europe Express, Français, World Digest

Diplôme universitaire du chargé de conformité LAB/LFT : Le financement participatif

January 21, 2021March 2, 2021 /Leave a comment

Cet article couvre les travaux de quatre étudiantes de la promotion 2019-2020 du diplôme universitaire de charger de conformité LAB. Un grand merci pour ce travail de qualité ! Le diplôme universitaire du chargé de conformité, spécialité lutte-anti-blanchiment (LAB), proposé par l’Université Paris-Saclay1 en collaboration...

Europe Express, Français, World Digest

Comment ACAMS a propulseur ma carrière

January 6, 2021July 14, 2021 /Leave a comment

Plus que booster une carrière—c’est une expérience personnelle ! Dans les jours qui ont suivi le 11-septembre comme tout le monde et où que vous soyez, nous avons tous senti que beaucoup de choses allaient changer dans ce monde. En février 2002, mon patron m’a...

Europe Express, World Digest

The EU’s 2020 Methodology vs. The FATF Greylist

November 25, 2020 /Leave a comment

During the keynote address at the 2019 ACAMS Annual International AML & Financial Crime Conference―Caribbean, the executive director of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) spoke about the challenges her staff faced when using credit cards to book a hotel while on work-related travel...

Europe Express, World Digest

The European Anti-Human Trafficking Legal and Policy Framework: The EU’s Anti-Trafficking Directive

October 26, 2020May 19, 2021 /Leave a comment

This article is the second part of a three-part series on the European Anti-Human Trafficking Legal and Policy Framework. This article provides an overview of the extensive legal and policy instruments as well as the strategic documents and resources that address human trafficking at the...

ACAMS Today

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World Digest

Sun Tzu and the Art of Due Diligence

Forced Labour: Five Key Financial Risk Indicators

Sanctions Busting—The Reaction to Sanctions Imposed by Regulators

EMEA Roundup: Summer Updates From the ACAMS EMEA Team

Evaluaciones Mutuas Señalan la Falta de un Registro Único a Nivel Nacional

South Africa’s DNFBPs: Managing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks

Diplôme universitaire du chargé de conformité LAB/LFT : Le financement participatif

Comment ACAMS a propulseur ma carrière

The EU’s 2020 Methodology vs. The FATF Greylist

The European Anti-Human Trafficking Legal and Policy Framework: The EU’s Anti-Trafficking Directive