AML/CFT News and Information

A record of news releases and other information issued by the Department of Internal Affairs' AMLGroup.

Latest news

COVID-19 impact on AML/CFT Act obligations (7/04/2020)
Impact of COVID-19 Level 4 activation for identity verification (26/03/2020)
Designated Business Group – Formation and Change (13/3/2020)
New Zealand money remitter convicted for anti-money laundering failures (2/3/2020)
Keeping New Zealand in Business for Good videos (26/2/2020)
Regulatory Framework (26/2/2020)
Updated FATF high risk and other monitored jurisdiction list (25/2/2020)
Regulatory Findings Report (21/2/2020)
Guidance Updates: Sector Risk Assessments (13/2/2020)

Previous news

Guidance Updates: Territorial Scope and Supervisory Framework (22/11/2019)
Reserve Bank looking closely at AUSTRAC’s AML/CFT findings (20/11/2019) (Reserve Bank website)
AML Guidance on Tax Evasion and Tax Fraud (Inland Revenue website)
High risk jurisdictions list update (24/10/2019)
$4 million penalty for repeated AML non-compliance (17/10/2019)
Shared learnings from High Value Dealers getting on board with AML/CFT Act (27/09/2019)
DIA takes civil action against two money remitters (19/9/2019)
Millions in assets seized as NZ Police continues focus on money laundering (28/8/2019)
NZ’s largest supplier of safe deposit boxes warned under anti-money laundering laws (29/7/2019)
Corporate Trustee Annual Reporting Requirements 2019 (25/7/2019)
Leading NZ workplace provider issued with formal warning (16/7/2019)
Reminder for reporting entities relating to higher risk jurisdictions (10/7/2019)
Updated statement on the Kiwi Access card - 5 July 2019 (PDF, 469KB)
High Value Dealers are making it harder to cash in on crime (4/7/2019)
Money remitters need to improve AML/CFT compliance (2/7/2019)
DIA exercises regulatory authority with The Ink Patch Money Transfer Limited (5/6/2019)
High Value Dealers Guidance now available (10/5/2019)
Virtual Asset Service Providers (April 2019)
NZ Police update following the Christchurch Terrorist attacks (11/4/2019)
Auckland money remitter warned (16/10/2018)
Trust and company service provider warned (19/12/2017)
Internal Affairs takes action against a money remitter (03/12/2017)
Formal warning to Equity Trust International Ltd (05/09/2017)
Internal Affairs takes action against two money remitters (08/09/2016)
Formal public warning to Jin Yuan Finance Ltd (02/09/2015)

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AML/CFT Newsletter

This is a newsletter of AML/CFT updates and issues for reporting entities, published by the Department of Internal Affairs' AML Group.

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Latest issue

AML/CFT News - March 2020

Previous issues

Since June 2014, AML/CFT News has moved to an electronic version. You can read prior versions in PDF format below.

AML/CFT News - August 2012 (PDF, 279KB)*
AML/CFT News - August 2012 (HTML)
AML/CFT News - March 2012 (PDF, 290KB)*
AML/CFT News - March 2012 (HTML)
AML/CFT News - October 2011 (PDF, 422KB)*
AML/CFT News - October 2011 (HTML)
AML/CFT News – July 2011 (PDF, 669KB)*
AML/CFT News – July 2011 (HTML)

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