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Ten things to retain from the FSC Handbook on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism

03 February 2020 by Iqbal Rajahbalee, Usaama Dauharry

In the wake of the recent spate of legislative update, the Financial Services Commission (the “FSC”) issued its much awaited Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Handbook (the “Handbook”). In its press release announcing the issuance of the Handbook, the regulator posits that this document “consolidates the Commission’s guidance on anti-money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction”. The Handbook touches on a number of key items ranging from corporate governance to record keeping and employee screening.