This hybrid seminar will address the current European anti-money laundering landscape and focus on the changes implemented since the adoption of the fourth, fifth and sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directives and the new Directive on enhancing FIU cooperation and access to financial information.

Key topics

• The EU’s new legislative proposals on a single rulebook, EU-level supervisor and EU coordination and support mechanism for FIUs, as well as developments since their publication.
• Measures aimed at protecting the financial system against money-laundering and terrorist financing, also in relation to cryptocurrencies.
• Best practice in detecting and deterring illicit transactions and lessons learnt from recent money-laundering cases.
• The framework to enhance cooperation among FIUs and enhance cross-border cooperation amongst the judiciary and law enforcement.
• Asset recovery and confiscation