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CIRO Annual Compliance Report 2025 focuses on crypto, cyber, tech risk
Report summarizes issues and challenges dealers regulated by CIRO should focus on to improve investor protection.
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FINTRAC issues alert on laundering the proceeds of illicit synthetic opioids, and a few related updates
The Alert is meant to support reporting entities in recognizing financial transactions suspected of being related to the trafficking of synthetic opioids.
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Canadian banks withdraw from UN-backed climate initiative, will Europe follow?
European banks are reported to be reconsidering their alliance with the Net Zero Banking Alliance as President Trump rescinds ESG Executive Orders and Memoranda.
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Your one-stop guide to EU Forced Labour Regulation
The ban will be applicable from December 14, 2027 and will apply directly to all companies operating in the EU across the whole supply chain.
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FINTRAC cites Exchange Bank of Canada with AML failures
Monitoring and reporting shortcomings included not submitting SARs where there were reasonable grounds to suspect transactions were related to money laundering or terrorist financing.
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Canada updates guidance on forced and child labor reporting
The law is in line with international efforts to curb human rights abuses in supply chains.
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Canada’s FINTRAC and CIRO publish FY24 annual enforcement reports
Besides investigating suspicions of violations and bringing enforcement actions, FINTRAC offers tools to firms to help them mitigate money laundering and terrorist financing risks.
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GRIP Extra: Gensler and Lizárraga out at SEC, Hwang gets 18 years
Other news includes Microsoft state cyberattack appeals, greenwashing claims against Canadian banks, Northvolt files for bankruptcy and Chinese firms expand California presence.