Event

Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Services in the EU

Objective

This seminar will focus on the amendments to the existing AML regime brought about by the 5th AMLD.

Key topics

• The amended 4th AMLD
• Expansion of the beneficial ownership regime
• Abuse of the banking system for money-laundering/terrorist financing (ML/TF)
• International developments in AML
• New players: virtual currencies and pre-paid cards
• The expanded powers of financial intelligence units
• Data sensitivity issues: have you considered the GDPR?
• Protection for AML whistleblowers
• The link to FinTech and Crypto Space
• The AMLD5-PSD2 connection
• Tax avoidance
  

Who should attend?

Anti-money laundering officers, compliance officers, tax and FinTech lawyers, government officials, professionals in the gambling and payment services sectors and other stakeholders working in the financial services sector.

Apply for a scholarship:

The German Bundesbank Mainz has generously offered to sponsor the participation of a number of legal practitioners.