{"id":5274,"date":"2024-06-15T21:45:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T13:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/?p=5274"},"modified":"2024-06-15T21:45:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T13:45:10","slug":"eu-creates-new-anti-money-laundering-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/2024\/06\/eu-creates-new-anti-money-laundering-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Creates New Anti-Money Laundering Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time : <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The European Union has recently created a new anti-money laundering group, the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA). This new watchdog will have direct and indirect supervisory powers over high-risk obliged entities in the financial sector, including credit and financial institutions, as well as certain professions such as law and accounting. These entities play a central role in anti-money laundering regulations and will be required to comply with stricter rules to prevent fraudsters from exploiting the financial system.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5300\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z2-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z2-2.webp 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z2-2-600x370.webp 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z2-2-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z2-2-768x473.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AMLA will be based in Frankfurt and is expected to begin operations in mid-2025. The new authority will have an integrated mechanism with national supervisors to ensure that these high-risk entities comply with anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regulations. This move is part of the EU&#8217;s efforts to strengthen its systems in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, ensuring that fraudsters, organized crime, and terrorists have no space left to legitimise their proceeds through the financial system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5302\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z3-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z3-14.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z3-14-600x467.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z3-14-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z3-14-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z3-14-768x597.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The creation of AMLA is a significant step forward in the EU&#8217;s efforts to combat financial crime. The new authority will work closely with national supervisors to ensure that financial institutions and other obliged entities are held accountable for their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations. This enhanced supervision will help to prevent the misuse of the financial system and protect the integrity of the EU&#8217;s financial sector.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5303\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z4-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z4-14.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z4-14-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z4-14-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/z4-14-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The EU&#8217;s new anti-money laundering group is a crucial component in the fight against financial crime. By strengthening its systems and increasing supervision, the EU aims to prevent the exploitation of its financial system by fraudsters and terrorists. The creation of AMLA demonstrates the EU&#8217;s commitment to protecting its financial sector and ensuring that it remains a safe and secure environment for legitimate financial activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5125\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5125\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ben-footer-mar2024-1000.png\" alt=\"B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lin \u2013 Brussels, Paris, London, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong\" width=\"1000\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ben-footer-mar2024-1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ben-footer-mar2024-1000-600x227.png 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ben-footer-mar2024-1000-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ben-footer-mar2024-1000-768x291.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lin \u2013 Brussels, Paris, London, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time : <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>The European Union has created a new anti-money laundering group, the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA), to strengthen its systems in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. The new authority will have direct and indirect supervisory powers over high-risk obliged entities in the financial sector and is expected to begin operations in mid-2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,67],"tags":[196,19,57,165,4,94],"class_list":["post-5274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance","category-wealthytalks","tag-196","tag-benedicte","tag-europe","tag-finance","tag-gout-design","tag-money"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5274"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5304,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5274\/revisions\/5304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}