Belgium’s FSMA published findings on 23 October from its 2024–2025 AML/CFT inspections of banking and investment-service brokers. The report records 41 regulatory remediation orders, described as injunctions, and nine recommendations. One inspected entity required no measure, and the regulator judged no urgent measure necessary.[1][2]
At a glance01
Findings and follow-through
| Area | Reported position |
|---|---|
| Improvements | More formal and better-quality policies, procedures and individual-risk methodologySource 2 |
| Material weaknesses | Firm-wide risk assessment, client identification and verification, understanding business relationships, and consistent implementationSource 2 |
| Remediation | All inspected firms corrected identified deficiencies within deadlines; the last deadline was June 2026Source 2 |
| Wider sector | In-scope firms should assess their own AML/CFT organisation and remedy weaknessesSource 2 |
The inspected firms were selected by individual risk profile, so the report is not a random survey from which a sector-wide failure percentage can be calculated. It also urges preparations for the preventive EU AML framework that will apply principally from 10 July 2027.[2]
Sources & further reading
- Constats à l’issue des contrôles au sein du secteur des courtiers en services bancaires et d’investissement Financial Services and Markets Authority (Belgium) · 23 Oct 2026 · Accessed 26 Oct 2026
- AML/CFT findings in banking and investment-service brokers FSMA · Accessed 26 Oct 2026