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Compliance with the complex and constantly evolving anti-money laundering regulations has become a top priority for many players within the financial services industry and beyond, impacting both businesses and individuals.

Our experienced lawyers specializing in AML/CFT and tax criminal law are dedicated to providing effective legal advice to address your questions and concerns.

As a client of the financial services industry, you may encounter challenges or questions such as:

  • Origin of the funds and fiscal compliance: How to address questions regarding the origin and fiscal compliance of certain (repatriated) funds/assets?
  • Impact of documentation challenges: What if I am no longer able to reconstruct or document the origin of the funds invested abroad (e.g., in a foreign life insurance product)?
  • Disclosure consequences: What are the consequences if my financial institution made a disclosure to CTIF-CFI? What is the risk of being subject to a criminal investigation?
  • Bank requirements: What are my options if the bank insists on a regularization prior to accepting the funds or as a condition to maintain the client relationship?

How we can help:

We can provide risk analyses and legal position analyses based on the available documentation and information regarding the origin and fiscal compliance of your assets, including strategic advice on mitigating the identified risks.

If you are an obliged entity subject to the AML regulations, you may grapple with the following challenges:

  • Expertise gaps: Lack of expertise to assess the fiscal compliance of (the repatriation of) assets and funds or regularizations by clients?
  • Policy effectiveness: Does my anti-money laundering policy provides sufficient protection against abuse by money launderers and criminal prosecution in that context?
  • Disclosure impact: What is the concrete impact of a disclosure to the CTIF-CFI for me and/or for my clients?
  • Navigating risk: How to assess my own risk of prosecution when one of my clients is involved in a criminal money laundering case?
  • Prevention of special mechanisms: How to develop a suitable fiscal prevention policy to mitigate risks in terms of special mechanisms?

How we can help:

  • Benefit from our tailor-made training sessions that focus on AML and tax-related topics, empowering your teams to navigate complexities effectively.
  • Professional advice and quality control of your AML/CFT policies and tax prevention policies. Our comprehensive approach takes into account potential criminal law risks, providing you with robust and effective frameworks.
  • Ad hoc risk analysis and advisory services for complex high-risk and/or urgent client files, determining your legal position and offering advice on risk-mitigating measures.

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Annick Visschers

Annick Visschers

Partner

Annick is head of the Tax Dispute Resolution team of lawyers at Deloitte Legal. She specialises in Belgian and international tax law and focuses on tax risk management, criminal law in tax matters, ta... More

Filip Smet

Filip Smet

Partner

Filip is a partner in the Tax Dispute Resolution team within Deloitte Legal, focusing on direct tax risk management and litigation. Filip assists taxpayers during audits, negotiations and litigation w... More

Alexander Baert

Alexander Baert

Director

Alexander is a member of the Tax Dispute Resolution Team. He advises national and international companies on all aspects of customs and global trade law. He has extensive experience on handling disput... More

Johan Speecke

Johan Speecke

Partner

Johan is a partner in Deloitte Legal's Tax Dispute Resolution team of lawyers and is a specialist in (criminal) tax litigation, advising companies and individuals, not only during the administrative p... More