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Hot topic - Need to know. As the EU gears up to toughen its anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, Michelle Perry investigates the implications for information professionals and asks how much organisations really know about their customers and business partners.

Information World Review

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Since the introduction of new European-wide anti-money laundering rules last year, the regulatory net has been sweeping around more and more UK businesses and across a wider spectrum of industry sectors.

Other business sectors now targeted to comply with the new regulations include estate agents, casinos, car dealerships and bureaux de change.

The rules are formed around a "risk-based approach" and require organisations to carry out verification checks on anyone they do business with. Companies must also disclose detailed information on the systems and controls in place to comply with these laws.

Many progressive companies will have been ...

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