March 2019 Newsletter – Recap of 2019 AML/CFT Conference
The Financial Services Regulatory Commission (‘FSRC’), Nevis Branch held its 14th Annual AML/CFT Conference on Monday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis. The Conference was held under the theme, “Conquering the Compliance Divide: Effective vs. Defective – Bridging the Gap in Today’s Regulatory Environment.”
Read MoreFebruary 2019 Newsletter – Annual AML/CFT Conference
The Nevis Financial Services (Regulation and Supervision) Department will host its 14th Annual AML/CFT Conference on Monday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis. This year the Conference will be held under the theme, “Conquering the Compliance Divide: Effective vs. Defective – Bridging the Gap in Today’s Regulatory Environment.”
Read MoreJanuary 2019 Newsletter – Regulation of Virtual Assets
Amendment to FATF Recommendations to address the Regulation of Virtual Assets.
Read MoreDecember 2018 Newsletter – The Year In Review
Staffing changes, compliance matters, training, seminars, meetings, statistics
Read MoreNovember 2018 Newsletter – Trade-Based money laundering
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) defines Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) as “the process of disguising the proceeds of crime and moving value through the use of trade transactions in an attempt to legitimise their illicit origin.” Due to the increasing trend towards globalisation, international trade has steadily increased from prior years to over $40 trillion in goods and services worldwide in 2016.
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