FSA rules out money-laundering edict

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The FSA has decided against introducing an industry-wide requirement for regulated firms to review a...

The FSA has decided against introducing an industry-wide requirement for regulated firms to review all existing clients' identities as a way to clamp down on money laundering. Following the findings of an independent cost benefit analysis carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the FSA said it could not be satisfied that a mandatory approach for the identification of existing customers would be justified. Money laundering regulations were introduced in 1994, however in January last year the guidelines were updated, requiring firms to complete more in depth certificates to show they had c...

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