Government consultation on transposing the fifth EU money laundering directive into UK law is under way. Do pension trustees need to worry about it? Probably not. Most of the shocks came in 2017, when the fourth money laundering directive was adopted in the UK. At the same time that many pension trustees were implementing a … Continue Reading
There’s good news and not so good news about the impact of anti-money laundering (AML) requirements on pension plans. Okay, so this is a slight exaggeration. There is definitely good news. The not so good news is only potentially not so good news and, given the new direction of travel of HMRC, it may even … Continue Reading
Whilst trustees of occupational pension plans are still grappling with the implications of the EU’s fourth money laundering directive, they will be horrified to hear that the fifth money laundering directive is already on its way! The fourth money laundering directive was implemented in the UK on 26 June last year and was the first one … Continue Reading
