FCG 3.4 Sources of further information
1To find out more on anti-money laundering, see:
The NCA’s website, which contains information on how to report suspicions of money laundering: www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk
• The latest UK National Risk Assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing 2020 - www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-2020
• The JMLSG’s guidance on measures firms can take to meet their anti-money laundering obligations, which is available from its website:www.jmlsg.org.uk .
1To find out more on countering terrorist finance, see:
• Material relevant to terrorist financing that can be found throughout the JMLSG guidance: www.jmlsg.org.uk
• The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published risk factors guidelines under Articles 17 and 18(4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849- https://www.eba.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/10180/1890686/66ec16d9-0c02-428b-a294-ad1e3d659e70/Final%20Guidelines%20on%20Risk%20Factors%20%28JC%202017%2037%29.pdf2
• FATF’s work on terrorist financing: http://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfgeneral/documents/terroristfinancing.html
1To find out more on customer payments, see:
• JMLSG guidance (www.jmlsg.org.uk/guidance/current-guidance/):
◦ Sector 22 of Part II (Cryptoasset exchange providers and custodian wallet providers) and Annex 22-I of Part II (Cryptoassets Transfers (‘Travel Rule’)); and
◦ Chapter 1 of Part III (Transparency in electronic payments (Wire transfers)), which will be banks’ chief source of guidance on this topic.
• The Basel Committee’s May 2009 paper on due diligence for cover payment messages: www.bis.org/publ/bcbs154.pdf
• The Wolfsberg Group’s statement on payment standards: https://db.wolfsberg-group.org/assets/373dbb28-b518-4080-82cc-4be7a54aa16e/Wolfsberg%20Group%20Payment%20Transparency%20Standards%202023.pdf2
• FCA statement: www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/fca-sets-out-expectations-uk-cryptoasset-businesses-complying-travel-rule2
1To find out more on correspondent banking relationships see:
• FATF Guidance on correspondent banking services (October 2016)- http://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/reports/Guidance-Correspondent-Banking-Services.pdf
• Basel Committee on Banking Supervision guidance “Sound management of risks related to money laundering and financing of terrorism: revisions” (updated July 2017) https://www.bis.org/bcbs/publ/d405.htm
2To find out more on proliferation financing, see:
• The UK National risk assessment of proliferation financing 2021: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65a01397e96df50014f844fe/Risk_assessment_of_proliferation_financing__1_.pdf
• FATF work on proliferation financing: www.fatf-gafi.org/en/topics/proliferation-financing.html