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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230926
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SUMMARY:‘Risk and Consequence: The Future of FATF Recommendation 8 for Financial Integrity and for Civil Society' - Global Conference
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Our first global event kicked off today in Bonn\, Germany  🇩🇪! \nRepresentatives from Africa\, Asia\, the Caribbean\, Europe\, Latin America and MENA are here today for this special event organised by the the EU AML/CFT Global Facility\, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Global Program ‘Combating Illicit Financial Flows’\, and the Global NPO Coalition on FATF. \n‘Risk and Consequence: The Future of FATF Recommendation 8 for Financial Integrity and for Civil Society’ brings together 150 participants from NPOs\, Financial Action Task Force (FATF)\, FATF-Style Regional Bodies (FSRBs)\, financial intelligence units (FIUs)\, regulators\, supervisors\, and banks. For two days\, they will exchange ideas on shaping the future of Recommendation 8 and identifying collaborative efforts to improve compliance and financial integrity while allowing civic space to flourish. High-level decision-makers will also be present\, in order to address policy and operational gaps. By the conference’s end\, we aim to determine proportionate oversight and meaningful engagement between NPOs and stakeholders. \nHow did this global event come about?\nBetween March and July 2023\, the EU AML/CFT Global Facility co-hosted and sponsored a series of regional consultations for nonprofit organisations (NPOs)\, FATF Regional Style Bodies and Financial Intelligence Units with the aim of collecting\, documenting and analysing practices of meaningful engagement between the NPO sector and relevant (inter)governmental stakeholders. The outcome of these events has informed the ongoing FATF project on the Unintended Consequences of their AML/CFT framework on NPOs\, and specifically the revision of the Best Practices Paper (BPP) on the implementation of Recommendation 8. \nThe events took place in Buenos Aires\, Warsaw\, Cape Town\, Amman and Bali. Participants provided substantive input and feedback on the revision of the BPP to FSRBs\, FIUs and the penholders of the BPP review initiative and\, in turn\, these stakeholders reflected on the practices showcased by NPOs in relation to the advancement of the review\, coupled with a potential (technical) change to the Standard (Recommendation 8) itself. \nCentral to the discussions were: an approach that is  proportionate to the terrorism financing risk; the supervision of only those NPOs that are potentially at high risk for terrorism financing abuse; the prevention of wholesale bank de-risking of NPOs; and the necessity of meaningful engagement between NPOs and all relevant stakeholders within the  AML/CFT sphere. \nBy the end of the global conference now taking place in Bonn\, participants will have decided on proportionate approaches to oversight of the sector and what meaningful engagement between NPOs and relevant stakeholders looks like. \n  \n❓ Background: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) sets international AML/CFT standards for over 200 jurisdictions. FATF Recommendation 8 focuses on preventing the misuse of non-profit organisations (NPOs) for terrorism financing. However\, its implementation has unintentionally burdened the NPO sector with overregulation and financial exclusion. 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URL:https://www.global-amlcft.eu/event/risk-and-consequence-the-future-of-fatf-recommendation-8-for-financial-integrity-and-for-civil-society-global-conference/
LOCATION:Germany\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Global conference
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SUMMARY:Regional Conference on Beneficial Ownership Transparency in Panama
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]The “Beneficial Ownership Transparency Regional Conference” kicked off in Panama on September 27\, 2023 with participants from Chile\, Colombia\, Jamaica\, Trinidad and Tobago as well as Panama. \n“We have a fully operational Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) Registry\, accessible to competent authorities\, covering over 80% of legal entities registered in the Public Registry of Panama\,” stated Héctor Alexander\, Minister of Economy and Finance\, during the inauguration of the conference on “Implementation and Management of the Unique Beneficial Owner Registry\, Beneficial Ownership Transparency in Panama.” \nThe first regional event organised by the EU Global Facility on this topic for both Latin America and Caribbean countries\, it seeks to foster collaboration and insights for effective management of Beneficial Ownership Registration systems. According to the minister\, this regional conference will demonstrate that Panama is heading in the right direction\, and they will continue to take actions to enhance the country’s transparency\, as emphasised by the head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). \nAlexander recounted how\, in June 2019\, Panama committed at the highest level to undertake concrete and sustainable actions with the goal of “strengthening the prevention system\, including the effective implementation of a legal framework that not only complies with international standards but also maintains Panama’s competitiveness in the international services we offer.” The process involved the modification and implementation of new measures to prevent and combat money laundering and terrorist financing\, ensuring full compliance with international standards. \nRegarding the creation of Panama’s Unique Beneficial Owner Registry\, Alexander highlighted that it was an initiative aimed at strengthening both national and international transparency and cooperation. \nIsabel Vecchio\, the Technical Secretary of the National Commission against Money Laundering\, Terrorism Financing\, and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (CNBC)\, reiterated that Panama possesses a robust registry “that has allowed us to strengthen our system for preventing money laundering and combating terrorist financing.” \nSpeaking on behalf of the European Union Delegation to Panama\, Political Counsellor Adolfo Campos\, underlined that the countries should take measures to prevent the misuse of legal persons and other legal structures for money laundering or terrorist financing. “Countries should ensure that relevant\, accurate and up-to-date information is available on the final beneficiary\, to which competent authorities\, including law enforcement bodies and financial intelligence units\, can access quickly and efficiently\, through a beneficial ownership register or an equivalent mechanism\,” he stated\, adding that “beneficial ownership registration systems ultimately help to achieve a fairer\, safer and more prosperous world”. \nDayra Carrizo\, who leads the Superintendence of Non-Financial Subjects\, also delivered welcoming remarks.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” gradient_type=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30px”][vc_gallery type=”flexslider_style” images=”6980\,6981\,6982\,6983\,6984\,6985\,6986\,6987″ onclick=”link_no”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.global-amlcft.eu/event/regional-conference-on-beneficial-ownership-transparency-in-panama-2/
LOCATION:Panama\, Panama
CATEGORIES:(On-site) Regional Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230927
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SUMMARY:BO training for Panama
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\nEmpowering Transparency: EU Global Facility wraps up Four-Day Training on Beneficial Ownership in Panama\nThe EU Global Facility on Tuesday 3 October wrapped up an enlightening four-day training on “Transparency of Beneficial Owners in Panama: Implementation and Management of BO Registries.” \nThe week kicked off with a sub-regional conference that brought together representatives from Chile\, Colombia\, Jamaica\, Trinidad and Tobago\, alongside Panama. The event spotlighted crucial topics\, from evolving BO Registry regulations to practical application\, public-private partnerships\, and challenges in final BO registration and verification. This conference laid the foundation for a dynamic four-day training\, equipping stakeholders with the insights and strategies needed to bolster transparency and combat money laundering. \nThroughout the training\, the EU Global Facility emphasised the importance of international standards and the critical role played by local institutions in ensuring transparency. Our experts facilitated discussions on FATF and EU BO disclosure standards and engaged the audience with hands-on exercises\, equipping participants with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the challenges of AML/CFT risks and work collaboratively with their clients. \n“The knowledge and skills acquired during this training will empower these local institutions to recognize and address the complexities of BO transparency effectively. We are excited to witness their commitment to enhancing accountability and combating AML/CFT risks in their region\,” said Key Expert on BO for the EU Global Facility Alexandre Taymans. \nThe participants later delved into international standards on BO requirements and identification\, highlighting the role of the Superintendence of Non-Financial Subjects in ensuring compliance. The training unpacked the crucial requirements for resident agents to gather\, verify and upload BO information and studied the frameworks for disclosure of BO information by Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.global-amlcft.eu/event/bo-training-for-panama/
LOCATION:Panama\, Panama
CATEGORIES:(Onsite) Bilateral training
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