The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/137) amend the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/692) mainly changing the time limits for registration of trusts (extended to 1 September 2022) but also adding further exclusions to the type of trusts which are required to register. There are certain other minor changes.

Chainalysis published its 2022 Crypto Crime Report, explaining how cryptocurrency is used in money laundering and ransomware.

Links to both documents are on www.legalrisk.co.uk/News. Extensive resources can also be found on www.legalrisk.co.uk/AML.

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