On 3 October, MSN reported that the federal government is placing sanctions on 34 Iranians and Iranian entities, including members of the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and morality police.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1921519/ottawa-sanctions-iran-amini-joly-trudeau-manifestations
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On 4 October, CTV News and others reported that the British Columbia government is bringing in new laws to replace the outdated Mortgage Brokers Act as it follows recommendations from an inquiry into money laundering. The government said that the Act will give the BC Financial Services Authority the ability to make rules for the industry, as non-traditional lenders emerge, and more people turn to brokers and online technology to arrange residential mortgages. The act will provide a framework to address issues singled out by the Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering that wrapped up in May, aimed at reducing the problem in the real estate sector.
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On 4 October, a Client Alert from Wilmer Hale reported that, for the first time since 1981 opinion the Supreme Court will examine the scope of the attorney-client privilege for communications between a company and its lawyers. It says that at issue is the application of the “primary purpose” standard for determining whether communications are covered by the attorney-client privilege. Courts use this test to determine whether attorney-client privilege applies to communications made both to secure legal advice and for some other, business-related purpose.
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On 28 September, a report from Global Witness says that 3 of the world’s largest central banks stand accused of investing in the destruction of climate-critical forests in Brazil – the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of England.
https://www.globalwitness.org/documents/20423/Bankrolling_Destruction_September_2022.pdf
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On 3 October, Insight Crime reported that a report into extortion in the Northern Triangle — Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador — has shed light on how incarceration policies are likely to worsen extortion problems in the region. The extortion industry in the Northern Triangle is now worth at least $1.1 billion annually, according to Global Financial Integrity.
https://insightcrime.org/news/extortion-northern-triangle/
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A Notice from HM Treasury on 4 October advised that Sergei Vladimirovich YELISEYEV had been added to the UK Consolidated List, while that for Sergei Stanislavovich YELISEYEV has been removed.
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On 4 October, the Mail Online reported that the EU has added the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands to its tax haven blacklist, and also put Anguilla back on as a “non-cooperative jurisdiction” just a year after it was removed. The EU said it made the additions largely due to “concerns that these three jurisdictions, which all have a zero or nominal-only rate of corporate income tax, are attracting profits without real economic activity”.
The complete list comprises – American Samoa, Anguilla, Bahamas, Fiji, Guam, Palau, Panama, Samoa, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, US Virgin Islands, and Vanuatu
https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/common-eu-list-third-country-jurisdictions-tax-purposes_en
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On 4 October, following the issue of the Finnish follow-up report, FATF released an updated version of its consolidated schedule of all AML/CFT ratings to date.
http://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/4th-Round-Ratings.pdf
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On 4 October, FATF published this report, saying that since the 2019 assessment of Finland’s measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, the country has taken a number of actions to strengthen its framework. Consequently, to reflect Finland’s progress, the FATF has re-rated the country on Recommendation 24 – Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons – originally rated Partially Compliant, to Largely Compliant. Finland has 9 Recommendations rated Compliant, 24 rated Largely Compliant and 7 Recommendations rated Partly Compliant. Finland remains on enhanced follow-up and will report back to the Plenary on the remaining deficiencies in October 2023.
http://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/reports/fur/Follow-Up-Report-Finland-2022.docx.pdf
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On 3 October, Malaysia Now reported that the proposed sale of the MySky yacht comes amid concerns from Western governments and campaigners that billionaires are able to work around a patchwork of sanctions targeting their luxury assets such as yachts. It says that a US-based luxury yacht broker is advertising for sale a 168-foot (51-metre) superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Igor Kesaev.
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