FATF Updated-Guidance VA VASP
In October 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) adopted changes to its Recommendations to explicitly clarify that they apply to financial activities involving virtual assets; FATF also added two new definitions to the Glossary: “virtual asset” (VA) and “virtual asset service provider” (VASP).
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In June 2021, the FATF agreed that the FATF Risk-Based Guidance to the Real Estate sector (henceforth, the sector) should be updated as a matter of priority to reflect the evolution of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) and to ensure that the sector remains well-placed to counter such activity.
Read MoreFATF RBA-Accounting Profession
The risk-based approach (RBA) is central to the effective implementation of the FATF Recommendations.
Read MoreFATF Money-Laundering Terrorist Financing Art Antiquities Market
The global trade in art, antiquities, and other cultural objects 1 (hereinafter referred to collectively as cultural objects) is a multi-billion-dollar industry.
Read MoreFATF Guidance-Risk Based Supervision
Preventing money laundering or terrorist financing (ML/TF) is more effective in protecting communities from harm than pursuing prosecution of the activity after it happens.
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