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AML/CFT audit obligations in focus following DIA enforcement action

AML/CFT audit obligations in focus following DIA enforcement action

Law firms that are reporting entities under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 are being reminded of the importance of meeting their independent audit obligations after the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) issued formal warnings to a number of reporting entities, including six law firms, for…