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AML/CFT News and Updates
A record of news releases and other information issued by the Department of Internal Affairs' AML Group.
Latest news
- Tax Transfer Class Exemption (21 July 2022)
- Appeal dismissed in NZ’s first criminal prosecution under Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (18 July 2022)
- Publication of DIA’s AML/CFT Regulatory Approach and Compliance and Enforcement Strategy (4 July 2022)
- Extension on interim solution for corporate trustee annual report obligations (14 June 2022)
- Russia Sanctions Act (18 March 2022)
- Outsourcing Customer Due Diligence (CDD) (13 December 2021)
- DIA welcomes improved AML compliance from Property Brokers (3 November 2021)
- AML/CFT Reminder – Pandora Papers (20 October 2021)
- AML/CFT Statutory Review Consultation 2021 (6 October 2021)
- AML/CFT - COVID-19 Update August 2021 (26 August 2021)
- Expiring regulations: Update June 2021 (22 June 2021)
- Extension on interim solution for corporate trustee annual report obligations (17 May 2021)
- Targeted Compliance Assessments – Independent AML/CFT Audit (14 May 2021)
- Financial Intelligence Unit, Monthly Report - March 2021 (11/05/2021)
- New Zealand mutual evaluation report now published (11/05/2021)
- Department takes enforcement action against Qian DuoDuo Limited (11/05/2021)
- Regulatory Findings Report 2020 available (22/04/2021)
- Targeted Compliance Assessments – Politically Exposed Persons (22/04/2021)
- New Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) registration and reporting requirement (19/03/2021)
- Formal warning to Kidd Legal for Anti-Money Laundering non-compliance (17/03/2021)
- Internal Affairs issues first formal warning to real estate agent (1/03/2021)
Media contact
Media phone: 04 495 6095
Email: media@dia.govt.nz
Latest guidance updates
- Birth Certificates with Redacted Information factsheet published (16 July 2021)
- Explanatory Note: Electronic Identity Verification Guideline published (16 July 2021)
- Risk assessment of the NZ to Pacific Islands money remittance sub-sector (13 July 2021)
- New regulation for nominee directors and nominee general partners (13 July 2021)
- Sight unseen property purchases – ML/FT Update (7 July 2021)
- Assessing Country Risk: Guideline for reporting entities supervised by DIA published (1 July 2021)
- Updated Annual Reporting Guidance Published (30 June 2021)
- Barristers Sole Class Exemption Factsheet Published (18 June 2021)
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