Year: 2023

December 1, 2023

New publications from the FATF

1st December 2023 1. Amendments to Recommendation 8 and its Interpretive Note In June 2023, the FATF proposed revisions to Recommendation 8 and the accompanying Interpretative Note. The revision aimed to address the problem of over-application of preventive measures to the Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) sector in some countries, recognising its negative impact on legitimate NPO […]

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November 30, 2023

Notice – CBAR System – Downtime and Updates

The FIAU would like to inform CBAR Reporting Entities that on Wednesday 6th of December 2023 there will be a scheduled down time from 7am till 1pm. During this maintenance window, MoveIT (moveit.fiaumalta.org) will be inaccessible. All file submissions will resume immediately after the maintenance window. In this respect, the FIAU would like to remind […]

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November 13, 2023

Publication of the EU List of Prominent Public Functions (PEPs)

13th November 2023 In terms of Regulation 2(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations (PMLFTR), politically exposed persons (PEPs) are “natural persons who are or have been entrusted with prominent public functions in or outside Malta, other than middle ranking or more junior officials”. In addition to this, Article 20a […]

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November 10, 2023

The 2023 AML/CFT Conference for the Real Estate Sector

Date: 30th November 2023Time: 08:15 -17:00Location: AX The Palace, SliemaFee: €100 The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit is organising a full day AML/CFT Conference for the Real Estate Sector.  The purpose of this event is to provide subject persons operating in this sector with insights and updates relating to the application of their AML/CFT obligations. For more details, you can […]

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November 2, 2023

Other Updates from FATF Week – October 2023

2nd November 2023 The FIAU would like to inform subject persons of the following publications that have been issued by the FATF earlier this week, after the FATF Plenary which took place in Paris on 25-27 October: 1. Crowdfunding for Terrorism Financing Report The FATF report in mention explores the misuse of crowdfunding platforms by […]

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November 2, 2023

FATF Public Statements – 27 October 2023

2nd November 2023 The FIAU would like to bring to your attention the latest FATF ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action‘ and ‘Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring’ documents issued by the FATF on the 27 of October 2023. A copy of these documents has been uploaded on the FIAU’s website under ‘Country Statements’. The […]

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November 1, 2023

The Israeli – Palestinian Conflict Guidance Note

Recent developments in Israel and the Gaza Strip have once more brought to the fore the issue of financing of terrorism (‘TF’). Terrorist organisations, networks and even lone actors need assets and funds to function and carry out their activities. The Malta Financial Services Authority (‘MFSA’) and the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (‘FIAU’) are issuing […]

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October 26, 2023

The 2023 AML/CFT Conference for the Investment Services Sector

The FIAU would like to thank once again the attendees who joined us this week for the AML/CFT Conference for the Investment Services Sector. During this conference, speakers from the FIAU, MFSA, SMB and MASA provided subject persons operating in the investment services sector with insights and updates relating to the application of their AML/CFT […]

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