Category: Compliance

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AMLi NEWS UPDATE: FATF ‘grey-listing’ of Malta prompts FIAU to contact AML subject persons on best practice

CONFIRMED: Malta to be ‘grey listed’ by FATF, Pakistan to remain and Ghana removed – latest updates from the FATF Plenary

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REACTION: FATF decision to ‘grey list’ Malta sends shockwaves through the nation, PM brands decision ‘unjust’

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COURT: Former top UK AML expert convicted of laundering £850,000 linked to major investment scam

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Luxembourg regulator moves to shed more light on AML risks faced by funds and fund investment managers

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Malta in last-ditch attempt to avoid FATF grey list ahead of final vote this week

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AMLi NEWS: Financial industry needs to improve its information and intelligence sharing, conference is told

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Collaboration between UK and UAE on money laundering after two week programme concludes

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The dark side of art, its changing landscape and its shadowy past with AML

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Global banking standards setter warns of ‘significant’ toxic corporate culture in banking

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‘This is not good enough;’ FATF chief says only 33% of countries have compliant laws and regulations around beneficial ownership

Malta

Politicians, Judges, and Heads of Public Companies identified as PEPs by Maltese FIAU in latest publication

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Hull funeral director pleads guilty to 67 criminal charges
The Crown Prosecution Service
April 2, 2026
A man has pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of preventing a lawful and decent burial after remains were found at a funeral directors in Hull in 2024.

Robert Bush, 47, formerly of Kirk Ella, East Yorkshire, has pleaded guilty today (2 April 2026) to a total of 67 charges, including the prevention of a lawful and decent burial, fraud, fraudulent trading, and theft.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecuted Bush following an investigation by Humberside Police.
From intelligence to conviction: Europol helps dismantle Terrorgram Collective
Europol
April 2, 2026
A Canadian man has been sentenced by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada to 20 years in prison for terrorism-related offences, following an investigation supported by Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC). The individual, based in Ontario’s Niagara region, pleaded guilty to producing and disseminating violent white supremacist propaganda as part of the online extremist network known as the “Terrorgram Collective”. Content he co-created and shared online was found to have inspired multiple terrorist attacks.
Public register makes it harder for criminals to launder money through crypto
Austrac
April 2, 2026
Australia’s anti‑money laundering and counter‑terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws have expanded, strengthening safeguards to make it significantly harder for criminals to launder money through crypto and other virtual assets. The reforms introduce greater oversight of businesses operating in the virtual asset sector, which AUSTRAC continues to identify as a high money‑laundering risk. The changes ensure Australia’s financial crime laws keep pace with the rapid growth of crypto and other virtual assets, closing known gaps that criminals have sought to exploit, and aligning Australia with global standards.