Anti Money Laundering News (05 Jan – 11 Jan 2026)
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Global AML News Weekly Digest. Here are the top stories making headlines around the world:
1) French regulator fines asset management firm and directors for AML breaches
France’s market regulator, Autorité des marchés financiers, has imposed financial penalties on an asset management company and its directors for serious breaches of their AML obligations. The Enforcement Committee found failures in internal control systems, customer due diligence, and governance arrangements designed to prevent money laundering. Directors were also sanctioned for failing to ensure effective oversight and compliance. The action underscores heightened regulatory scrutiny on senior management accountability in AML governance.
2) Ukraine’s central bank fines TAScombank UAH 10 million for AML violations
The National Bank of Ukraine imposed a UAH 10 million fine on TAScombank for breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements. According to the regulator, the violations included weaknesses in risk assessment, customer due diligence, and transaction monitoring procedures. The enforcement action forms part of the central bank’s broader supervisory campaign to strengthen AML controls across Ukraine’s banking sector amid elevated financial crime risks.
3) TD Bank insider pleads guilty to facilitating money laundering in the US
The US Department of Justice announced that a TD Bank employee has pleaded guilty to charges related to facilitating money laundering schemes. Prosecutors said the insider abused their position to help criminals move illicit funds through the banking system, bypassing internal controls. The case highlights the persistent risk of insider-enabled financial crime and reinforces expectations for banks to maintain strong employee screening, monitoring, and internal surveillance mechanisms.
4) Enforcement Directorate attaches assets linked to Al-Falah University money laundering case
India’s Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets in connection with an alleged money laundering case involving Al-Falah University in Faridabad. Authorities claim funds were illegally diverted and layered through multiple transactions, prompting action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The attachment reflects continued enforcement focus on educational institutions and trusts suspected of misuse for laundering proceeds of crime.
5) Report flags real estate sector’s role in fueling money laundering in Uganda
A new report by Global Financial Integrity highlights how Uganda’s real estate sector is being exploited to launder illicit proceeds. The study identifies weak beneficial ownership transparency, limited transaction oversight, and cash-intensive property deals as key vulnerabilities. It calls for stronger AML regulation, enhanced due diligence for real estate professionals, and improved enforcement to curb illicit financial flows.
6) Swedish regulator issues new AML guidance for money remittance providers
Sweden’s financial regulator, Finansinspektionen, has released updated guidance for money remittance providers on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. The guidance clarifies expectations around risk assessments, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and reporting of suspicious activities. Authorities said the move aims to address persistent AML weaknesses in the remittance sector, which remains vulnerable to cross-border illicit finance abuse.
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