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  • Regulators Continue to Raise the Stakes for Beneficial Ownership Due Diligence
    Regulators Continue to Raise the Stakes for Beneficial Ownership Due Diligence
    April 26, 2021 by Mark Dunn
    New regulations to address financial crime make identifying beneficial ownership is even more critical to your due diligence process. See what’s involved.
    • AML
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • Beneficial Ownership
  • Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Data Proves Essential After Fines Soar in Europe &amp; Asia
    Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Data Proves Essential After Fines Soar in Europe & Asia
    November 05, 2020 by Mark Dunn
    Identifying Ultimate Beneficial Ownership among your third parties is more critical than ever. Need proof? Look at the FinCEN leak.
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • AML
  • Regulatory changes require deeper due diligence for beneficial owners
    Regulatory changes require deeper due diligence for beneficial owners
    May 20, 2020 by Mark Dunn
    Finding the ultimate Beneficial Owner of a company can feel like you’re wandering through a maze. See how the addition of UBO data in Nexis Diligence™ takes you straight to insight.
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
  • U.S. Department of Justice Addresses M&amp;A Due Diligence
    U.S. Department of Justice Addresses M&A Due Diligence
    January 10, 2020 by Mark Dunn
    Recent guidance issued by the DOJ underlines the importance of Due Diligence in M&A and highlights opportunities to improve corporate compliance
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • Beneficial Ownership
  • Expert Q&amp;A: Dechert’s Caroline Black on the Changing Landscape of Anti-bribery and Corruption Compliance
    Expert Q&A: Dechert’s Caroline Black on the Changing Landscape of Anti-bribery and Corruption Compliance
    January 08, 2020 by Mark Dunn
    In our ongoing Expert Q&A series, we spoke with Caroline Black, partner at Dechert LLP, about the current anti-bribery and corruption compliance landscape, including the rise in collaborative, cross-border investigations, use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements to encourage self-reporting and more.
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • Beneficial Ownership
  • What global anti-corruption compliance trends are on the OECD's radar?
    What global anti-corruption compliance trends are on the OECD's radar?
    December 09, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    Head of the OECD Anti-Corruption Division PMoulette shares his insights into the international ABC agenda, the rise of DPAs and more in our latest Q&A. Read more.
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • Beneficial Ownership
  • Paypal issued £5M fine due to inadequate sanctions screening process
    Paypal issued £5M fine due to inadequate sanctions screening process
    October 10, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    In 2015, Paypal was fined a whopping £5m fine after they had allowed payments which violated sanctions and involved links to weapons of mass destruction.
    • Sanctions
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Brand reputation
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
  • Risk and Reputation in the Oil and Gas industry
    Risk and Reputation in the Oil and Gas industry
    October 08, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    The oil and gas industry faces greater reputational risk and sanctions today. Luckily, there are several ways to mitigate risk and manage a good reputation.
    • Brand reputation
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • Beneficial Ownership
  • Beneficial Ownership to Improve Risk Management
    Beneficial Ownership to Improve Risk Management
    October 08, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    Is beneficial ownership a tool for risk management or does it only hide malicious acts? Companies are under more pressure than ever to address the issue.
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
  • 4 Compliance Learnings from the FCPA
    4 Compliance Learnings from the FCPA
    October 01, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    Find out the largest enforcement actions by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in 2016, which amounted to a record-setting $2.48 billion settlement.
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Brand reputation
    • Know your customer
  • Tackling terrorism financing, tax avoidance and money laundering
    Tackling terrorism financing, tax avoidance and money laundering
    October 01, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    The EU Commission has proposed amendments to the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive to improve oversight over financial methods used by terrorists.
    • AML
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Know your customer
  • Beneficial Ownership Takes Center Stage at House of Lords
    Beneficial Ownership Takes Center Stage at House of Lords
    October 01, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    Does the House of Lords ‘No’ vote on public beneficial ownership registries—a proposed amendment to the UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering bill—mean a softer stance on money laundering? Not necessarily. Take a closer look.
    • AML
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Sanctions
  • Significant beneficial ownership measures announced at London Summit
    Significant beneficial ownership measures announced at London Summit
    October 01, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    Significant measures in beneficial ownership screening have been announced at London Summit 2016, where 40 jurisdictions have sworn to more transparency.
    • AML
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
  • Panama leak drags Fifa back into spotlight for alleged bribery
    Panama leak drags Fifa back into spotlight for alleged bribery
    October 01, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    Executives at FIFA and UEFA can sympathise with Don Corleone after last week's Panama leak put the spotlight of the media and organisations governing World and European football respectively.
    • AML
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Brand reputation
  • The hidden world of elite beneficial ownership – the Panama leak
    The hidden world of elite beneficial ownership – the Panama leak
    September 30, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    This blog talks about the the hidden world of elite beneficial ownership--the Panama leak. Read about it here and find out more about this in-depth report. Click here! BIS UK Blog
    • AML
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • PEP & Watch lists
    • Sanctions
  • [INFOGRAPHIC] The Panama Papers - how Mossack Fonesca (allegedly) did it
    [INFOGRAPHIC] The Panama Papers - how Mossack Fonesca (allegedly) did it
    September 30, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    In what is one of the biggest leaks in history, the Panama Papers scandal has revealed how one law firm allegedly helped clients launder money
    • AML
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • Beneficial Ownership
  • Lifting the corporate veil: EU aims new AML directive at hidden beneficial ownership
    Lifting the corporate veil: EU aims new AML directive at hidden beneficial ownership
    September 30, 2019 by Mark Dunn
    The article 'Lifting the corporate veil: EU aims new AML directive at hidden beneficial ownership' is presented here. Find out what it's all about by clicking here now. BIS UK Blog
    • AML
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Anti-bribery and corruption
    • Sanctions
  • How to fact check like a pro
    How to fact check like a pro
    July 03, 2019 by Megan Burnside
    There are a host of simple things one can do to help determine the source credibility of online content.
    • AML
    • Beneficial Ownership
    • Brand reputation
    • Crisis comms
  • FCA releases guidance on PEPs and money laundering
    FCA releases guidance on PEPs and money laundering
    July 19, 2017 by Mark Dunn
    What constitutes a PEP? Why PEPs can pose a risk of money laundering? The new guidance from the FCA advises on how companies should manage this risk to meet their AML requirements.
    • AML
    • PEP & Watch lists
    • Beneficial Ownership
  • Terrorist financing: FATF calls to strengthen measures
    Terrorist financing: FATF calls to strengthen measures
    March 15, 2017 by Mark Dunn
    The FATF (Financial Action Task Force) attended a recent meeting in Paris to outline the standards of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering and terrorist financing. Find out how companies should consider increasing the level of their due diligence efforts to mitigate these risks.
    • AML
    • Beneficial Ownership

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