AML
Anti-money laundering (AML) comprises laws, controls and investigations designed to prevent criminals disguising illicit funds.
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Events & Training
AML/CDD Compliance Training for Singapore CSPs
A free weekly online AML/CDD compliance training programme for Singapore CSPs and accounting firms, jointly organised by AlgoCandy and AML Observatory.
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Compliance Practice
FATF Evaluation Sets a Clear Roadmap for Stronger CSP Regulation in Singapore
Singapore achieved a strong outcome in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) 2026 Mutual Evaluation and was placed under Regular Follow-up. This is the most…
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Compliance Practice
Singapore’s MAS to Expand COSMIC Following Positive Results in Combating Financial Crime
Singapore, 5 August 2026 — The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to expand the Collaborative Sharing of Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing Information & Cases (COSMIC)…
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Enforcement & Cases
Hong Kong Puts Accounting Firms on Notice as AML Compliance Becomes an Enforcement Priority
Hong Kong’s Accounting and Financial Reporting Council has identified non-compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements as one of its six principal enforcement themes,…
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Global
Hong Kong SFC Updates Licensed Firms and Virtual Asset Providers on FATF High-Risk Jurisdictions
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has reminded licensed corporations, SFC-licensed virtual asset service providers and associated entities to update their AML/CFT controls following…
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Enforcement & Cases
Singapore Charges Four in Gold-Smuggling and VAT Carousel Money-Laundering Scheme
Four people have been charged in Singapore over their alleged involvement in a cross-border trade-based money laundering scheme involving concealed gold and fraudulent export Value…
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Enforcement & Cases
Hong Kong Woman Jailed for Laundering HK$680 Million Through a Shell Company
A Hong Kong court has sentenced a mainland Chinese woman to four and a half years in prison after accounts opened in the name of…
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FinTech & RegTech
Hong Kong Explores Agentic AI for AML and CFT Controls
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and HKUST Business School have examined how agentic AI could improve financial-crime detection, source-of-wealth checks and suspicious transaction reporting. The…
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Enforcement & Cases
Hong Kong and Mainland Police Arrest 69 in HK$200 Million Money Laundering Case
A joint operation followed an investigation into a cryptocurrency romance-investment scam that led police to 173 other victims and more than 100 suspected mule accounts.…
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Financial Crime
Hong Kong Strengthens International AML Cooperation During Netherlands and Switzerland Visit
Hong Kong’s Commissioner of Police visited the Netherlands and Switzerland to discuss international law-enforcement cooperation, asset tracing, virtual assets and emerging financial technology crimes. Hong…
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