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New Eba Guidelines on anti-money laudering governance: the changes for banks’ Board of directors

New Eba Guidelines on anti-money laudering governance: the changes for banks’ Board of directors

Eba published Guidelines on corporate governance and policies for combating money laundering and terrorist financing. The document devotes ample space to the duties of the corporate bodies and to the new figure of the Board Member responsible for anti-money laundering, with provisions that are partly new for Italy. This study carries out an initial reflection on the application profiles, highlighting the new responsibilities of the Board and explaining how the role of the Aml Board Member can be a driver of change for the evolution of governance arrangements.