The technical compliance assessment addresses the specific requirements of the FATF Standards, principally as they relate to the relevant legal and institutional framework of the jurisdiction and the powers and procedures of the competent authorities. These represent the fundamental building blocks of an AML/CFT/CPF system.
Each assessment looks at whether a jurisdiction has all the necessary laws, regulations, and legal instruments in place, in line with the technical requirements of the 40 FATF Recommendations. This legal, regulatory, and operational framework forms the basis of an effective system to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes and terrorists of their funding and prevent the harm they can do to our societies.
About this service
- Conducting desk-based analysis against the FATF’s 40 Recommendations.
- Providing jurisdictions with a comprehensive technical compliance gap analysis.
- Drafting proposals for legislative or regulatory reforms.
- Assisting competent authorities with the preparation of AML/CFT/CPF guidance material.
Compliance
Percentage of jurisdictions worldwide assessed as compliant with R.7 under the previous round.
Jurisdictions
Percentage of jurisdictions worldwide assessed as partially or non-compliant with R.15 under the previous round.
Recommendations
The number of Recommendations (R.8, R.15, R.24 and R.28) in which more than 50% of jurisdictions worldwide were assessed as partially or non-compliant under the previous round.
Our Experts in Action
Meet the team leading this service
Ian Matthews
Risk, Supervision, Beneficial Ownership
Ian Matthews is a legal and financial crime expert with significant experience in AML/CFT supervision, beneficial ownership, and international evaluations. A qualified solicitor (England & Wales), Ian brings a unique combination of legal drafting skill and practical regulatory insight, shaped by more than two decades of international engagement.
Ian served as Co-Chair of the FATF Evaluations and Compliance Group (2015-2020) playing a central role in shaping the global approach towards mutual evaluations and assessment. Equally, as part of the UK delegation to the FATF, he participated in both third and fourth round mutual evaluations and was seconded to the European Commission to work on the drafting of the EU’s Fourth AML Directive.
In recent years, Ian has worked closely with a wide variety of jurisdictions to improve risk-based supervision regimes, helping authorities tailor their frameworks to sector-specific risks and demonstrate tangible supervisory outcomes to assessment teams. This work has also involved acting as an expert for the IMF, being a scientific expert to MONEYVAL and working for the World Bank.
Kamal Abou El Nasr
Risk, Supervision and Financial Intelligence
Kamal Abou El Nasr is a seasoned financial crime and compliance expert with over 20 years of experience with notable skills in risk, supervision and financial intelligence.
Throughout his career, he has held significant leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, including within financial intelligence units, major financial institutions, and regulatory bodies.
As a FATF/MENAFATF assessor, Kamal contributed to the UAE’s 2020 mutual evaluation and re-rating assessment, playing a critical role in regulatory compliance evaluations. He has also served as a certified trainer and keynote speaker, leading international workshops on risk-based supervision, customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and financial investigations.
Kamal holds an MBA and CAMS certification and has been recognised for his expertise in shaping AML/CFT policies and strengthening compliance frameworks worldwide.
Julian Lamb
Registries, Beneficial Ownership and Risk
Julian Lamb is a leading expert on corporate registries and beneficial ownership frameworks, with over 40 years of experience in financial regulation and digital transformation. He currently works with Governments and international bodies, including the World Bank and the EU Global Facility on AML/CFT, on the implementation of effective registry systems.
As previous Executive Director and Registrar of Companies at the Jersey Financial Services Commission (1999 – 2024), Julian led the design and full-scale digitisation of one of the world’s most advanced company registries. He was directly responsible for building Jersey’s central register of beneficial ownership, ensuring alignment with FATF Recommendations 24 and 25 through hands-on policy, legislative, and technical development.
Julian brings recent practical experience from supporting registry and transparency reforms in countries across Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia. He is a Chartered Director, a Fellow of both the CISI and ACCA, and has received multiple international awards for innovation in registry design and implementation.
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