Tuesday, September 1, 2009

SEBI issues additional Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT) requirements for Intermediaries

SEBI vide its Circular ISD/AML/CIR-1/2009 dated September 01, 2009 has prescribed additional requirements/obligations to be fulfilled by all registered intermediaries with regard to AML/CFT.

This circular clarifies a few aspects covered under the master circular issue by SEBI in December 2008 (covered in this blog here). It also stipulates the name screening requirement before opening an account. The circular is applicable to all the intermediaries registered with SEBI under section 12 of the SEBI Act, 1992.

A copy of the Circular is available here.

A copy of the Master Circular on Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT) is available here.

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