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Reference Materials and Relevant Websites

Reference materials

The Insurance Authority ("IA") (previously the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (“OCI”)) has organized Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) briefing sessions and seminars to raise the insurance industry’s awareness of the threats posed by money laundering (“ML”) and terrorist financing (“TF”) crimes and to update the industry on the latest trends on international and domestic AML/CTF developments.

Date Details Presentation Materials
21 November 2023 Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorist Financing
Seminars 
  1. Major updates on the Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing and other compliance matters
  2. Proliferation Financing: Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  3. Suspicious Transaction Report
8 December 2022 Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Webinar
  1. Proliferation Financing: Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  2. Suspicious Transaction Report
  3. Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Methods and Suspicious Transaction Reporting
  4. Hong Kong Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Report 2022 and other AML/CFT Compliance Matters
7 December 2020 Online Sharing Session: Key Observations of Insurers' AML/CFT Control on Virtual Customer Onboarding Key Observations of Insurers' AML/CFT Control on Virtual Customer Onboarding
21 October 2019 Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorist Financing
Seminars 
  1. Mutual Evaluation Report of Hong Kong
  2. Suspicious Transaction Reporting
  3. Recent Update of the Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing
5 June 2018 Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorist Financing
Seminars 
  1. Hong Kong’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Report (Part 1)
  2. Hong Kong’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Report (Part 2)
  3. Regulatory Update and Supervisory Observations on AML/CFT
  4. Suspicious Transaction Reporting
31 May 2018 Briefing Session: Key Findings of AML/CFT Onsite Inspection Visits to Authorized Insurers Carrying on Long Term Business Key Findings of AML/CFT Onsite Inspection Visits to Authorized Insurers Carrying on Long Term Business
22 November 2017 Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorist Financing
Seminars 
  1. Regulatory Update and Supervisory Observations on AML/CFT
  2. Suspicious Transaction Reporting
1 December 2016 Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorist Financing
Seminars 
  1. AML/CFT Transaction Monitoring – Principle and Practice
  2. Suspicious Transaction Reporting
9 November 2015 Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorist Financing
Seminars 
  1. Hong Kong’s Regulatory Regime on AML/CFT
  2. Compliance issues on AML/CFT
  3. Suspicious Transactions Reporting
9 October 2014 Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorist Financing
Seminars 
  1. Characteristics of an effective AML/CFT System
  2. Suspicious Transaction Reporting
17 October 2013 Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorist Financing
Seminars 
  1. Implementation of an effective AML/CFT system
  2. STR Reporting
14 September 2012 Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorist Financing
Seminars 
  1. Key Aspects of an AML/CTF system
  2. Anti-Money Laundering by STR Reporting
1 March 2012 Briefing Session: Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing [Text Version]
15 December 2011 Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorist Financing
Seminars 
  1. Building a Robust Regime on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing [Text Version]
  2. Suspicious Transaction Report

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