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Compliance InsightsAUSTRAC Names AI and Virtual Assets as New Laundering Layer, Seven Weeks Before 80,000 New Entities Enter RegimeThree annual companion documents to the 2024 national risk assessments
name artificial intelligence and virtual assets as new accelerants, landing
seven weeks before tranche 2 anti-money laundering...Compliance InsightsThe 66% Problem: How 17 Regulators Identified 1,267 Illegal Adverts and Found Two-Thirds Came From Known OffendersThe Financial Conduct Authority drew 17 regulators across five continents into the second international week of action against unlawful financial promotions on social media. The data identified 1,2...Compliance InsightsESMA Moves to Simplify Transaction Reporting. Full Report.ESMA is overhauling EU reporting standards to focus on streamlining transaction. Its Interim Report details a strategy to eliminate redundant requirements and trim operational expenses without...Compliance InsightsASIC and the New Digital Assets Framework 2026Australia has launched a structured digital asset framework through the 2026 Corporations Amendment Act, replacing its previous fragmented rules.Compliance InsightsVARA at 5x, Kenya at $3.86M, FSCA at 300: Middle East and Africa Build Four Distinct Crypto Regulatory FrameworksBetween January and April 2026, four MEA
jurisdictions advanced separate digital asset regimes, positioning the region
as a regulatory contender alongside the EU MiCA, the US SEC/CFTC framework, an...Compliance InsightsFrom SCA to CMA: The Essential Framework for Foreign FX & CFD Brokers Entering the UAE MainlandIn recent times, another CFD broker received Category 1 and 2 licences in the UAE from the CMA. This occurred just over a year after the firm obtained a Category 5 licence. What do these categories...