AML Regulatory Compliance
The Cyprus Confidential scandal underscores how the “Old Boys network” mentality harms Cyprus’s reputation as a financial hub.
November 16, 2023
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The Cyprus Confidential scandal underscores how the “Old Boys network” mentality harms Cyprus’s reputation as a financial hub.
Malta suspends Russian and Belarusian residency or citizenship applicants and confirms current and in-process applicants are not on the sanction list.
Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment
Compliance for RCBI firms will need to be fortified as the European Commission has proposed regulatory changes to create a unified approach against AML, counter terrorism financing and
The American citizen Eric Schmidt – also former Google CEO was one of the last-in through the door of the widely debated Cyprus Investment Programme – one of
In efforts to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the MFSA has issued a guidance note for individuals who are linked to or are PEP and
John Joannides explores the One Stop Shop business model in place, highlights the EU AML Directives and discusses how “network firms” render worthless the audits and directorships in
The Ad-Hoc Committee has been investigating the Cyprus Investment Programme’s applicants retrospectively. The Attorney General too is investigating foreign investors – what have the findings been thus far?
We assess the ‘Cyprus Papers’ in the geopolitical arena within which they are playing out. We explore the motives behind this leak (if any) and scrutinize how many
Al Jazeera published a leak of about 2,400 Cyprus Citizenship investors who applied under the Cyprus Investment Programme (CIP) between 2017 to 2019. Almost 100 profiles were flagged