Abstract

This Technical Note (TN) sets out the findings and recommendations made in the context of the 2019 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) for Austria in the areas of AML/CFT. It provides a targeted review of Austria’s progress in addressing the ML/TF vulnerabilities in the banking sector, including AML/CFT supervision and cross-border activities, progress in enhancing the transparency of legal persons and arrangements, and risks related to virtual assets (VAs) and virtual assets service providers (VASPs). This review is not an assessment or evaluation of the country’s AML/CFT regime. In this regard, Austria’s AML/CFT system was assessed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) against the current FATF standard and the Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) was adopted in September 2016. The authorities are focused on improving the effectiveness of the legal, regulatory, and supervisory framework in mitigating ML/TF risks.

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