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FATF INTERVIEW – PLENARY – FATF GAINS PERMANENT AML/CFT MANDATE
THE FINANCIAL Action Task Force (FATF) has been given an open-ended rolling mandate for the first time, with member governments underlining its value as the world’s premier AML/CFT international organisation. This decision – made in April – follows FATF’s latest February 20-22 plenary, where important issues such as the AML/CFT records of China, Iran and Brazil were discussed as well as fighting the continuing terror finance threat posed by Islamic State.…
FATF SAYS CHINA HAS SIGNIFICANT FAILINGS IN AML POLICIES
THE FINANCIAL Action Task Force (FATF) has released a critical report on how China fights money laundering and terrorist financing, highlighting major weaknesses regarding integrating non-financial professions into the country’s AML/CFT work. The mutual evaluation report, which was coordinated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), also highlights operational difficulties regarding its decentralised financial intelligence unit (FIU), and a lack of ML/TF understanding and information that could guide regulators and law enforcers.…
USA IMPOSES PRELIMINARY ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON CHINA-MADE STEEL WHEELS
THE USA department of commerce (DoC) has announced it will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties of 37.65% and 43.73% on imports of China-made steel wheels with a diameter of 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter. The DoC said it would now instruct the US Customs and Border Protection agency to collect this money as a deposit from importers.…
MILITARY SECURITY EXPERT ADVISES US CLOTHING SECTOR TO UNDERTAKE DEEP DIVE CRIME ANALYSIS ON SUPPLY CHAINS
THE INTERNATIONAL clothing industry needs to take a holistic and assertive approach to fighting intellectual property theft and counterfeiting, which while can be easier to detect today, because of advances in data analysis, still poses a significant threat, an expert USA seminar was told.…
CHINA REMAINS SOURCE OF MAJORITY OF DANGEROUS CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES SOLD IN EUROPE
CHINA continues to be the largest source of clothing and accessories detected as being unsafe for consumers in the European Union (EU), according to data analysed by just-style from the EU Safety Gate database.
Formerly the EU Rapid Alert System (RAPEX), the database shows that of the 221 safety warnings issued by the system about apparel and accessory products in 2018, 102 of these lines were supplied from China.…
COATED, LAMINATED AND PADDED TEXTILES AT FOREFRONT OF INDUSTRY INNOVATION, CONFERENCE HEARS
Coated, laminated and padded textiles play key roles in a vast range of emerging products, with experts explaining at a Berlin conference how the technical textile sector has been continuously developing cutting edge technology to make such materials.
The International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating (TCL2019), held in mid-March in Berlin, Germany, had a special focus on bedding developments.…
YOUNG CHINESE REDEFINE NATIONAL MARKET FOR COLOUR BEAUTY PRODUCTS
China has witnessed a wave of changes in colour cosmetics sold on this key market to woo young Chinese women aged 20 to 29, or the so-called generation Z, according to the London-based research firm Mintel.
Growing up with dynamic advances in technology advancement, one big difference between Gen Z and earlier generations before is that this smartphone-glued generation is highly receptive to mobile technology-based marketing.…
COSMOPACK AND COSMOPROF SEE INNOVATIONS PROVIDING GREEN BEAUTY IN A DIGITAL WORLD
This year’s edition of Italy’s premier beauty trade fair, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna (March 15-18) and its packaging “show within the show” Cosmopack have showcased innovations that will help pull the global personal care product sector towards a more sustainable future.
The 52nd edition of the successful B2B platform drew over 265,000 cosmetic beauty professionals, boasting an increase in visitors from abroad by 10% compared to the previous year.…
JAPAN’S TRADITIONAL QUALITY CURRENTLY WINNING ASIAN BEAUTY MARKET BATTLE OVER SOUTH KOREA’S FLASHY INNOVATION
EAST Asia’s two personal care product industry giants – Japan and South Korea – have long been competing for major slices of the regional and global beauty market. At present, however, Japan’s industry seems to be performing more solidly than its rival, which is struggling with the fall-out of diplomatic problems with Asia’s largest market – China.…
ASIAN BIOCIDES REGULATIONS ARE TOUGH AND DIVERSE – POSING REAL COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES
BIOCIDAL coating products are some of the most demanding lines to make, sell and import for manufacturers and suppliers as far as regulatory compliance is concerned. Legitimate concerns among environmental health regulators to ensure that biocides only kill the micro- or larger organisms that they target, without unintended damaging side-effects, mean that biocide controls are constantly under review.…