- Encik Abu Hassan Alshari Yahaya: Results of the National Risk Assessment on money laundering and terrorist financing
Speech · 7 October 2014
In this pivotal address, Abu Hassan Alshari Yahaya reveals the findings of Malaysia’s National Risk Assessment (NRA), a strategic initiative conducted by the National Coordination Committee to…
- The Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) finds improvements needed amongst anti-money laundering (AML) supervisors
Report, News · 23 September 2024
In its fifth report, FCA’s OPBAS has found that while most professional body supervisors (PBSs) are complying with money laundering regulations, how they supervise is still not consistently…
- Sistema de Reporte de Operaciones (SRO)-The Online Transaction Reporting System is approved for the entities obligated under Article 20 of Law No. 25,246 on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism
Blog · 24 January 2025
What it does: Digitizes the submission of Reportes de Operaciones Sospechosas (ROS) and Reportes Sistemáticos Mensuales (RSM). It uses automated rule-based engines to flag high-risk financial…
- Singapore Issues Environmental Crimes Money Laundering National Risk Assessment
News · 29 May 2024
Joint publication by Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Home Affairs, and MAS identifying key threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation measures for money laundering related to environmental crimes.…
- OPBAS finds improvements needed amongst anti-money laundering supervisors
News · 23 September 2024
This news reports on the fifth assessment by the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS), which is housed within the FCA and oversees 25 Professional Body Supervisors…
- Opportunities and Challenges of New Technologies for AML/CFT
Report, Case study · 1 July 2021
The FATF’s review of new technologies for AML/CFT underscores their potential to enhance the speed, accuracy and cost-efficiency of global financial oversight. Artificial intelligence, machine…
- OPBAS finds improvements needed amongst anti-money laundering supervisors
News · 22 September 2024
The Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS), housed within the FCA, has released its fifth report revealing persistent inconsistencies in the effectiveness of…
- Money laundering and supervising trusted professionals
Speech · 12 March 2019
In this 2019 speech, Alison Barker, Director of Specialist Supervision at the FCA, details the findings of the first comprehensive review by OPBAS (the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money…
- FCA seeks views regarding the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision
News · 23 July 2017
In July 2017, the FCA launched a consultation to establish the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS). This new body was designed to oversee the 22 professional body…
- OPBAS finds improvements needed amongst anti-money laundering supervisors
News · 22 September 2024
In its fifth official report released in late 2024, the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) issued a call for significant improvements among the UK’s legal and…
- OPBAS publishes report on progress and themes from 2019
Report · 19 March 2020
This 2020 report summarizes the significant progress made by OPBAS during its first full year of supervising professional body supervisors (PBSs) in the legal and accountancy sectors. The most…
- Money laundering and supervising trusted professionals
Speech · 12 March 2019
In March 2019, Alison Barker delivered a landmark speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) regarding the first-year findings of the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering…
- FCA seeks views regarding the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision
News · 23 July 2017
This new announces that the FCA launched a consultation on the proposed Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS), a new function within the FCA designed to oversee the…
- OPBAS publishes report on legal and accountancy sector supervision
News · 27 April 2023
This press release outlines the findings of the fourth report by the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS), which is part of the FCA. OPBAS oversees 25 Professional…
- Marzunisham Omar: A safer Malaysia - unmasking crime with a strong AML/CFT regime
Speech · 24 July 2023
In this strategic address at the SSM National Conference 2023, Deputy Governor Marzunisham Omar highlights the escalating cost and complexity of financial crimes in Malaysia. He notes that high-risk…
- Harvesh Seegolam: Latest developments in the Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism landscape in Mauritius
Speech · 27 May 2024
Speech by Mr Harvesh Seegolam, Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, at the launch of the Workshop for Money Laundering Reporting Officers, organised by the Bank of Mauritius in collaboration with the…
- OPBAS finds improvements needed amongst anti-money laundering supervisors
News · 23 September 2024
In its fifth report, FCA’s OPBAS has found that while most professional body supervisors (PBSs) are complying with money laundering regulations, how they supervise is still not consistently…