01-11-19
AML Enforcement and Compliance: 2018 Year in Review and Observations for 2019
Bates Research takes a look at a year’s worth of AML enforcement and compliance actions as well as outreach efforts by regulators. As Bates Group has been reporting throughout 2018, these efforts incorporate a simple carrot and stick message: cooperate and comply or face significant penalties and serious consequences. This paper takes a closer look at that message in the context of the major regulatory enforcement actions taken against AML violations in 2018 and offers observations to consider for 2019.