March 2021 2nd Edition

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Cyprus to lift veil of secrecy with register of company owners

NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus plans to launch a register in coming months identifying the owners of thousands of companies on the island, lifting a veil of secrecy on opaque and complex corporate structures that campaigners say can help criminals seeking to hide their loot. Details of thousands of companies domiciled on the island, many thought to have Russian links, will be collected from March 16 to be entered in a so-called Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) register. Supporters say the register,

March 4, 2021

Women leaders in FinCrime: ‘More women, more tech, more collaboration’

#WomenInFinCrime: ‘More women, more tech, more collaboration’ – Women leaders in FinCrime discuss the tech disruption in the industry and the way forward FROM BOOMERS TO ZOOMERS, and every generation in between, technology continues to disrupt a cross-section of sectors — and FinCrime has been no exception in this techno

March 7, 2021

Italian mafia trial could expose underbelly of massive EU fraud

Officials claim the multi-million euro scheme involved the mob, white-collar accountants, politicians and government employees. MESSINA, Italy — In a bunker-style courthouse tacked onto a prison, close to a hundred suspected mafiosi and their accomplices are standing trial, accused of defrauding the EU out of millions of euros. The so-called

March 4, 2021

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March 2021 2nd Edition

Featured Articles

Cyprus to lift veil of secrecy with register of company owners

Women leaders in FinCrime: ‘More women, more tech, more collaboration’

Italian mafia trial could expose underbelly of massive EU fraud

Stay Frosty: Further Innovations in Drug Trafficking

Europe Banking Authority: revised Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors

U.S. Weighs Sanctions Against Lebanon Central Bank Chief

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