The Financial Markets Authority and Department of Internal Affairs released updated guidance on outsourcing Customer Due Diligence that reiterates a very important message for anyone using third parties to manage it.
Verifying your customer’s identity is a process. Sometimes it’s simple. Often, it’s not. But we can all agree we want it to be quick.
As sponsor of the AML SUMMIT, we joined 400+ AML/CFT professionals live and online at the two-day conference.
High-value dealers prohibited from buying or selling goods with cash transactions of $10,000 or more.
Every business prides itself on knowing its customers. Understanding their needs, wants, and behaviours is the foundation on which a business grows.
Typically, customers who use the same products and services tend to behave in the same way, with similar patterns of transactions and activities. And when a customer is acting unusually, i.e. outside the expected pattern of behaviour, it’s easy for businesses to spot this.
Record-keeping is a vital part of your AML/CFT programme, as it is the source of truth for all your activities. Without good records you cannot prove to external auditors and the Supervisors that your company is doing AML and that you are compliant.
Finding your AML auditor is one of the first steps to take when it comes to preparing for your three-yearly AML audit. But to make sure you're as ready as you can be, there are a couple of key areas you have to look at beforehand. In this blog you'll find my quick run-down of the important things you need to do before you have your AML audit, and an opportunity to download our free guide to AML Audits.
If the time for your AML audit is rapidly approaching, the most important question at the forefront of your mind should be: who will be my AML auditor?
Every year the AML Summit brings together New Zealand's AML/CFT professionals, experts, and industry leaders. We were there in the thick of it, and have pulled together some of the highlights from the two days. See our recap of the event, below.
On August 2021, the FMA issued its AML/CFT Monitoring Insight Report for 2018 to 2021. The Director of Supervision noted that the AML/CFT regime has now matured to such an extent that the FMA has less tolerance for AML non-compliance. In other words, businesses are expected to have a strong handle on meeting their AML/CFT obligations.
We can expect this view to be true for the other Supervisors: DIA and RBNZ.
