So the final, final, (final?) version of the AML Handbook has now been released following further industry consultation, and the result is likely to please Boardrooms throughout the Island’s finance sector.
It has now been agreed that with the confirmed delay to the release of the NRA by the States of Guernsey (possibly until early 2020), licensed businesses now have until 31st May 2020 to ensure their Business Risk Assessments have been reviewed and Board approved, and also that the relevant policies, procedures and controls have been suitably updated (and once again, Board approved). This latest element is a departure from even the most recent final version, which had applied different timeframes for each of these activities.
There is no question that clarity has now been achieved, in addition to a simplification of the schedule, and as such businesses finally know exactly what is required and by what date. But it could also be argued that it’s only now that the hard work starts!
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