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FCG 3.4 Sources of further information

FCG 3.4.1

1To find out more on anti-money laundering, see:

    1. • The Money Laundering Regulations

    2. The NCA’s website, which contains information on how to report suspicions of money laundering: www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk

    3. • 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

    4. • 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 .

FCG 3.4.2

1To find out more on countering terrorist finance, see:

  1. • Material relevant to terrorist financing that can be found throughout the JMLSG guidance: www.jmlsg.org.uk

  2. • 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

  3. • FATF’s work on terrorist financing: http://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfgeneral/documents/terroristfinancing.html

FCG 3.4.3

1To find out more on customer payments, see:

  1. • JMLSG guidance (www.jmlsg.org.uk/guidance/current-guidance/):

    1. ◦ Sector 22 of Part II (Cryptoasset exchange providers and custodian wallet providers) and Annex 22-I of Part II (Cryptoassets Transfers (‘Travel Rule’)); and

    2. ◦ Chapter 1 of Part III (Transparency in electronic payments (Wire transfers)), which will be banks’ chief source of guidance on this topic.

  2. • The Basel Committee’s May 2009 paper on due diligence for cover payment messages: www.bis.org/publ/bcbs154.pdf

  3. • 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

  4. • The Money Laundering Regulations2

  5. FCA statement: www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/fca-sets-out-expectations-uk-cryptoasset-businesses-complying-travel-rule2

FCG 3.4.4

1To find out more on correspondent banking relationships see:

  1. • FATF Guidance on correspondent banking services (October 2016)- http://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/reports/Guidance-Correspondent-Banking-Services.pdf

  2. • 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

FCG 3.4.5

2To find out more on proliferation financing, see:

  1. • The UK National risk assessment of proliferation financing 2021: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65a01397e96df50014f844fe/Risk_assessment_of_proliferation_financing__1_.pdf

  2. • FATF work on proliferation financing: www.fatf-gafi.org/en/topics/proliferation-financing.html