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Horizon Scanner Finance July 2026 - European Developments

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The Anti-Money Laundering Authority’s (AMLA) public consultation on the draft guidelines on business-wide risk assessment under Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 of the Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2024 (the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)) closes for feedback on 15 July 2026.

Under AMLR, obliged entities across both the financial and non-financial sectors must carry out a business-wide risk assessment (BWRA) to identify and assess their exposure to money laundering and terrorist financing risk across their entire operations. The BWRA is the foundational tool through which an entity determines its overall risk exposure and ensures that its AML/CFT controls are commensurate with that exposure. AMLA's draft guidelines, published pursuant to Article 10(4) AMLR, provide guidance on how obliged entities should approach this exercise.

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