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AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024 – New definitions from 7th January 2025.
AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024 – New definitions applicable from 7th January 2025. As of 7th January, 2025 there are new definitions for: Credit Card Debit Card Derivative Issue Loan Money Qualified Accountant Security Credit card Credit card is a thing (whether real or virtual) that is one or more of the following: (a) a thing […]
AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024 – Privacy Act, 1988 applies to Tranche 2 entities
AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024 – Privacy Act, 1988 applies to Tranche 2 entities – no more small business exemption. “Modernisation & Simplification” (cough). ALL reporting entities under the AML Act, yes all, are subject to the Privacy Act, 1988. The small business exemption DOES NOT APPLY to a reporting entity under the AML Act. The […]
AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024 -Exposure Rules – Initial CDD – Legal or official documentation
AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024 -Exposure Rules – Initial CDD – Legal or official documentation “Modernisation & Simplification” (cough). Draft Rule 27 – Additional matters for initial customer due diligence – will require a reporting entity “to establish on reasonable grounds the following”: “For any customer other than an individual acting on their own behalf or […]