AML-ATF Ministerial Advisory 1/2026: Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing controls in higher risk jurisdictions

Requirement to apply Enhanced Due Diligence for higher-risk jurisdictions

 The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Senator the Honourable Kim Wilkerson, JP, today issued AML-ATF Advisory 1/2026 about the risks in a number of jurisdictions arising from inadequate systems and controls to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

The Proceeds of Crime (Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing) Regulations 2008 (POCA Regulations) require the Bermuda regulated sector and relevant persons to apply enhanced customer due diligence to high-risk countries. 

• Regulation 11 (1)(aa) of the Proceeds of Crime (Anti-Money Laundering and Anti- Terrorist Financing) Regulations 2008, requires that a relevant person must apply on a risk-sensitive basis enhanced customer due diligence measures to business relationships with customers in instances where a person or a transaction is from or in a country that has been identified as having a higher risk by the Financial Action Task Force or the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force; and
• Regulation 11 (1)(ab) requires a relevant person to apply, on a risk-sensitive basis, enhanced customer due diligence in instances where a person or transaction is from or in a country that represents a higher risk of money laundering, corruption, terrorist financing or being subject to international sanctions.

Please click here to see the full Ministerial Advisory.