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Country AML risk is constantly evolving - are you keeping up? Join us on the 26th of August at 11:00 am EST for our webinar, Country Risk AML Ratings in Flux: Emerging Hotspots, De-risking and What They Mean for Regulated Entities. Hear from Tammy L. Weinrib, CAMS, Chief Compliance Officer at Veda and Gary Youinou, founder of KnowYourCountry, as they discuss the latest shifts in global country AML risk and what they mean for regulated firms. Register here https://lnkd.in/eW7F7QKU

Were you at ACAMS Vegas? So were we. KnowYourCountry rates AML risk for 245 jurisdictions. Get our EDD report on Mexico. Free for attendees.

In March 2026, AUSTRAC CEO Brendan Thomas gave the Law Society of NSW Annual Conference two examples of how criminals use legal services. In one, an offshore service provider transferred several million dollars from an offshore jurisdiction to a domestic law firm, which settled a NSW commercial property purchase worth more than $5 million. The paperwork described the funds as a loan. In the other, a family trust held a property linked to a drug importation investigation. The listed beneficiaries were the person of interest's brother, children, and spouse. The trust existed to conceal the asset. Thomas's summary: "These examples are not about wrongdoing by lawyers. They are about unmanaged risk." That's the exposure Tranche 2 puts on law firms, accountants, and trust and company service providers from 1 July: offshore clients, cross-border transfers, and jurisdictions with weak beneficial ownership rules or thin AML supervision. A risk assessment that treats every offshore jurisdiction the same, or skips the country-level detail, won't catch either kind of case. KnowYourCountry covers 245+ jurisdictions with source-documented, FATF-aligned risk ratings, built for firms that need to show how they assessed a country. Get in touch to see how we can support you with your jurisdictional AML intelligence https://lnkd.in/gzb_fRgw. #Tranche2 #AUSTRAC #AML

Country AML risk intelligence across 245 jurisdictions, built around FATF guidance and FinCEN priorities. See how we assess the UAE.

The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/621) came into force on 30 June 2026. Fifteen targeted changes to the UK's AML framework are now live, with further cryptoasset provisions following in February and October 2027. The changes cover EDD thresholds, TCSP scope, pooled accounts, information sharing, and supervisory powers, and collectively they shift the evidential burden on country risk decisions in a way that has practical implications for every firm with cross-border exposure. Read the latest edition below.

Pick any country on your risk list. Could you defend its rating to a regulator on the spot, with up to date sources, typologies and a methodology that's fit for purpose? That's the standard FinCEN, FINTRAC and FATF are all moving toward. 26 questions, scored, to see how your country AML risk methodology holds up before someone tests it for you.