Archive for the ‘fraud’ Category

The Wolfsberg Group

June 15, 2007

The Wolfsberg Group is an association of 12 gobal banks that aims to reach common standards on Know-your-Customer and Anti-Money Laundering issues.  The Group has issued various papers that aim to give guidance on areas where there is no law or further guidance is felt helpful.  The papers include:

  • FAQ’s on AML issues in the context of Investment and Commercial Banking
  • AML guidance for Mutual Funds and other pooled investment vehicles
  • Guidance on a risk based approach for managing money laundering risks
  • FAQ’s on Correspondent Banking
  • Tracy Paradise has recently written an article on the Group for Sweet & Maxwell’s Company Lawyer (2007 Vol 28, no 5, p 150-151).

Fraud Act 2006

December 13, 2006

The Commencement Order for the Fraud Act was published on 6 December and the Act will come into force on 15 January 2007.