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Die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) hat am 08.06.2021 mit der Veröffentlichung der Auslegungs- und Anwendungshinweise für Kreditinstitute die gesetzlichen Pflichten für Verpflichtete nach § 2 Absatz 1 Nummer 1 GwG konkretisiert und gleichzeitig auferlegt, dass die in Ziffer 1 der AuA beschriebene Mittelherkunft bei Bartransaktionen abzuklären ist und die damit einhergehenden Prüf- und Dokumentationspflichten bis zum 08.08.2021 anzuwenden sind.
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Authorities and financial institutions (FIs) are highly aware of the challenge of detecting financial crime. Modern criminals are using increasingly more complex structures and are acting across multiple financial institutions and jurisdictions. Parties, such as FIs, FIUs , and law enforcement, operating alone encounter challenges in the identification and tracing of suspicious behavior.
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With the Transparency Register and Financial Information Act (TraFinG), the German legislature transposes the applicable EU Directives (EU) 2015/839 (Money Laundering Directive) and (EU) 2019/1153 (Financial Information Directive) into German law. The conversion of the transparency register from a backup register to a full register and the EU-wide interconnection of registers are intended to enable a fast and simple communication between the member states and Europol. For this, the EU stipulates the use of structured data records in a uniform data format at country level.
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Malta – the centre of criticism for years. As the first EU member state, the country has recently made it to the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) due to increased and persistent money laundering and terrorist financing risks. The "grey list" is a global list of countries under increased scrutiny for deficiencies in the implementation of FATF standards.