The first real rain for weeks today, though not yet of rainy season intensity, but the parched ground welcomed it with that wet earth smell. Hopefully, the coming of the rain will help end the series of fires we have seen in recent weeks.
5 APRIL 2024
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On 5 April, CMS Law reported that the Gambling Commission had issued a new list involving –
The article considers each of those Emerging Risks and the commentary provided by the Commission.
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On 5 April, Yahoo News reported on the Europol analysis, saying that the EU is confronted with 821 very dangerous criminal gangs, whose bosses issue orders from as far as Dubai or South America.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/eu-plagued-hundreds-dangerous-crime-105816908.html
HOW EUROPE’S ORGANISED CRIME NETWORKS USE CONSTRUCTION, HOSPITALITY AND LOGISTICS SECTORS TO LAUNDER DIRTY MONEY
On 5 April, AML Intelligence commented on the Europol report which considers the relevance of threat indicators and explains why these make some networks more threatening than others.
BALKAN CRIMINALS PART OF LARGE-SCALE COCAINE SMUGGLING
On 5 April, the Sarajevo Times reported on a Europol report which provides Europe-wide analysis focusing on criminal actors in a first-of-its-kind mapping of the most threatening criminal networks.
https://sarajevotimes.com/europol-balkan-criminals-part-of-large-scale-cocaine-smuggling
The Europol report is at –
EU Regulation 2024/1035/EU removed the entry relating to Arvan Cloud (aka Abr Arvan; Noyan Abr Arvan Co; Arwan Company; Arvancloud), and updated the entries for 17 others.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202401033
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202401019
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On 4 April, FATF released an updated edition of its consolidated schedule of all AML/CFT ratings to date.
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On 4 April, the Guernsey FSC issued its report on the Thematic Review of Governance, Risk and Compliance Controls to Counter Financial Crime – Estate Agency, Legal and Accountancy Services. This flowed from a thematic review of the financial crime controls implemented within businesses registered with the Commission as prescribed businesses for the purposes of financial crime supervision.
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