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Banks are working to fight financial crime

Banks putting enormous effort into CFT work but are not getting the credit, legal expert tells compliance conference

AML changes with Brexit says Matthew Redhead

Brexit ‘unlikely to be apocalypse for AML compliance’ in UK but financial services will be tied with more responsibility, conference told

AUSTRAC reports 258% increase in reporting – but questions whether all the info is relevant

Julius Baer to hand over nearly $80 million to DoJ to settle FIFA corruption case

FATF and IMF in the fight against financial crime

ANALYSIS: The importance of beneficial ownership in markets besieged by a global pandemic: top experts share their insights for 2021

UK politician acknowledges London’s poor AML reputation, says new rules on beneficial owners to shine light on luxury property sales

Latvian bank RIB fined for ‘irregularities’ and inadequate AML measures

US clamps down on Brazilian crypto fraud scheme with seizures of over $24 million

BNP Paribas wants Sudan conflict lawsuit dismissed, claims bank ‘too far removed’ from atrocities to bear full responsibility

New Greek legislation makes life easier for tax evaders and money launderers — FT

Danske fined over €1 million for misleading customers towards loss-making investment

OPINION: Why Europe’s new AML agency agreed by Finance Ministers this week must be a standalone agency independent of the EBA

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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.