Tag: Proliferation Financing

Financial crime risk assessments used to be treated as box-ticking exercises — annual documents produced to keep regulators satisfied, then filed away until the...

Technology, governance and methodology all play a part in shaping a financial crime risk assessment, but none of them determine whether it is truly...

Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) have become a high-value target for organised criminal networks, largely because they enable fast, cross-border movement of value across...

Financial planners and investment advisers sit at the heart of long-term wealth decisions, often balancing close client relationships with product distribution and portfolio construction. While...

Between 2024 and 2025, financial institutions and regulated entities across Malaysia intensified preparations for the country’s fifth mutual evaluation by the Financial Action Task...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is introducing key updates to its AML/CFT framework, effective 30 June 2025. These changes will impact a wide range of financial institutions and VCCs, including banks, insurers, trust companies, and digital asset providers.

Proliferation Financing (PF) is becoming an increasingly important aspect of the compliance landscape, akin to well-known areas like anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF). Recently, regulators, particularly in the UK, have begun implementing stricter measures to help businesses identify and mitigate PF risks.