Tweet The Financial Action Task Force (“FATF“) has released its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and counter terrorist financing. Reporting entities are generally required to apply enhanced due diligence when dealing with funds from jurisdictions that are high risk. The high risk countries are: Vietnam Syria Iran Kenya Ecuador Korea Ethiopia Indonesia […]
Tweet Another foreign bank doing business in the US has agreed to settle with the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS“) over allegations that it violated federal economic sanctions. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Japan’s largest bank, has agreed to pay US$250 million to the NYDFS to settle allegations that it provided […]
Tweet The Basel Institute on Governance has published an interesting compilation of its view of how countries rank as money laundering and terrorist financing jurisdictions of risk. To the extent the ranking may be accurate, it may be obviously helpful to businesses engaged in international trade and commerce and to agencies that are required to […]