Quel filtro per controllare il tarlo della finanza grigia. - L'iniziativa, nata su impulso delle banche svizzere alla fine degli anni '90, è oggie lo standard mondiale per riconoscere il denaro sospetto. Cambiamenti profondi attendono anche i Castinò italiani.  Est europeo e Sud America in arretrato nelle normative.

Anti-money laundering magazine - November 2006 - Compliance and money laundering reporting officers in Europe (or its ex-colonies) are from societies that overwhelmingly share a common approach to identifying and naming their nationals. As a result, they often struggle to appreciate the important differences that exist in other cultures taking a different approach. As a rule,they do not use the first name, middle name and surname (family name) convention. Money launderers, however, recognise and capitalise upon this difference, and unless compliance officers are knowledgeable on this topic, inaccurate or incomplete identification of customers may be the unfortunate result.

Nanyang Technological University and London-based World-Check yesterday announced a new collaboration in the fight against global terrorism and crime.The university's Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) is establishing a fellowship to promote the flow of information that could identify potential terrorists, criminals as well as their associates, with the assistance of World-Check.

Terroristen suchen nach Einschätzung eines Experten immer neue Wege, um ihre Anschläge zu finanzieren und eine frühzeitige Entdeckung zu vermeiden. Zum einen würden sie häufiger auf Straftaten mit weit reichenden Auswirkungen, aber geringem Geldbedarf setzen.

Singapore will soon be part of world risk intelligence network. Singapore will soon join hands with a global intelligence provider to become a key link in the flow of risk-relevant intelligence within the international community.

In a partnership with World-Check, the Institute of Defence & Strategic Studies (IDSS) will be offering a four-year fellowship programme dedicated to developing software applications and systems to manage risk and threat information.

A tremendous amount of fuss has been made about ‘new’ KYC (Know Your Customer) requirement in recent years and yet I cannot recall a time (or a bank), ever, not asking the type of diligence questions we ask today at account opening, when one was applying for a loan. No one grants credit without understanding precisely who you are, where you live and work and how likely you are to repay the money lent to you. Why should we not therefore wish to reduce our risk in account opening too by asking similar due diligence questions? KYC simply takes Customer Identification (CI) to the next level.

As banks worry about the probity of their high net worth clients and the market puts a premium on the personal integrity of corporate bosses, the business intelligence industry is flourishing.

LONDON, October 3, 2006 – World-Check is delighted to announce that David Leppan, CEO and founder of World-Check, the industry pioneer and leader in the provision of KYC and PEP intelligence, has been invited as the sole KYC industry expert to speak at this premier event, to be held in Kuwait on the 4th to 7th of November 2006, under the special patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

KUWAIT: World Check, which is the industry pioneer in providing Know Your Customer and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) risk-related intelligence, will take part in the First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering. The conference will be held in Kuwait from November 4-7 under the special patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.