Transparency register: Transition period for GmbH expires on 30.06.22

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Already since 2017, the Money Laundering Act obliges companies domiciled in Germany to enter their beneficial owner in the transparency register. However, all companies were exempt from this notification requirement for which...

Effects of trade sanctions and embargoes using the example of Cuba

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Against the backdrop of the Russian attack on Ukraine and the resulting sanctions imposed by America, the EU and Switzerland, the effects and side effects of sanctions are a very topical issue. CURENTIS AG therefore starts with...

Illegal wildlife trade & money laundering - prevention measures for the financial sector

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March 23, 2022 Illegal wildlife trade is becoming increasingly significant at the international level. In most cases, these activities are not prosecuted. Organized networks are expanding and profiting from the...

ECB criticizes too little progress by banks on climate risks

March 22, 2022 In a keynote speech on March 14, Dutch banking supervisor Frank Elderson (ECB Director and Deputy Head of ECB Banking Supervision) criticized what he sees as the inadequate information policy of large European...

Cryptocurrencies - commodity or security?

March 15, 2022 Although the digital currency Bitcoin was introduced back in 2009, key questions regarding its classification are still under discussion and are of particular concern to regulators. In the US, for example, there is debate between commodity...

EBA publishes final draft of technical implementation standard on supervisory disclosures on ESG risks

March 9, 2022 The EBA has published the final draft of the technical implementation standard for Pillar 3. This includes extensive disclosure requirements in the areas of climate risks, mitigation measures, ESG indicators (green...

Update Ukraine Crisis: What does the partial exclusion of Russian banks from SWIFTNet mean for Germany?

March 8, 2022 On February 15, 2022, CURENTIS described the far-reaching consequences of Russia's exclusion from SWIFT for Russia and Europe. In the meantime, Russian aggression is in full swing and events have taken a truly alarming turn...

CSSF white paper on DLT & Blockchain

March 8, 2022 CSSF, the financial regulator in Luxembourg, published a white paper on Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) & Blockchain – Technological Risks and Recommendations in January 2022. The aim of the paper is to provide in...

This is CURENTIS. This is US.

Lina Schäfer has been part of the AFC Consulting team at CURENTIS AG since November 2021 and uses her extensive expertise in the areas of project management and Know Your Customer in a targeted manner. Along the way, she is completing a...

Transparency register in Germany and Luxembourg - A comparison

February 28, 2022 With the aim of preventing the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, the European Union published the fourth EU Money Laundering Directive in 2015, with the requirement...

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