AML Legislation Update: What’s before Parliament and what it means for you.
The Government has committed to a major overhaul of New Zealand’s AML/CFT regime. The goal? To make AML more agile, truly risk-based, and better aligned with the needs of both industry and the community. At the centre of these reforms…
Get Ready for Your 2025 AML/CFT Annual Report
All AML/CFT reporting entities in New Zealand are required to submit their annual AML/CFT report between 1 July and 31 August 2025. This post outlines who needs to report, what information is required, how to prepare effectively, and where to…
New National Risk Assessment Released: What it Means For Your AML Compliance
The National Risk Assessment (NRA) has been updated and released by the Financial Intelligence Unit. This updated NRA expands on multiple areas of vulnerability and increased risk in the AML/CFT regime in New Zealand. Some of the key takeaways are: …
Christchurch Casino facing legal action over breaches of the AML/CFT Act
The DIA has launched civil proceedings in the High Court against Christchurch Casino for alleged failures to comply with the AML/CFT Act. It is alleged that Christchurch Casino have failed to establish, implement and maintain a robust AML/CFT compliance programme,…
2025 Customer Risk-Rating Model
Commencing 1st June 2025, Anti-Money Laundering regulations will introduce a mandated Customer Risk-Rating (CRR) process, as part of the regime’s wider move to a truly risk based approach. Reporting Entities will be required to risk-rate each new customer during the…
AML / CFT – Change on the horizon
Change on the horizon: AML/CFT updates from now to 2027 Over the last 18 months, the one constant in AML/CFT has been “change”. We’ve seen new regulations, a constant flow of updates to guidance, and now there are some future…
A review of the AML/CFT Programme Guideline Updates
The sector supervisors have updated their AML/CFT Programme Guideline. With applicability across all sectors, and a lot of new changes, this is essential reading for all Compliance Officers and compliance staff. Split into eight parts, the AML/CFT Programme Guideline addresses…
Terrorism Financing Risk Summary Updated
An updated Terrorism Financing Risk Summary has been released by the DIA. The guidance is intended to assist reporting entities in understanding terrorism financing and how their business could be used for that purpose. Terrorism financing is slightly different to…
Summary of AML/CFT Guidance Updates – June 2024
Further AML/CFT regulatory changes came into effect on 1 June 2024, impacting wider reaching aspects of compliance, including customer due diligence. Below is a summary of the changes broadly that will affect most reporting entities, and links to the associated…
Guidance Updates 2022
In October 2022, the AML/CFT Supervisors have released a revised Enhanced Customer Due Diligence Guidance and a revised AML/CFT Programme Guideline. The two guideline releases are summarised below. EDD Guideline The revised EDD Guideline includes clarifications on the EDD requirements…