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[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has decided to ease part of its regulations on the dollar purchases of money changers to make it easier for them to comply with new reporting requirements.
The BSPapproved the policy waiving the notarization requirement for foreign exchange purchases over $5,000 by money changers.
According to BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr., the policy was approved in order to simplify the regulations on money changers but he stressed that violations of all other rules would still be subject to penalties.
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[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will ask local governments to help register over 50,000 money changers, remittance agents and foreign exchange dealers to complete the registry that would allow closer monitoring and surveillance by regulatory authorities.
Small-scale money-changers have been repeatedly identified by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as possible channels for funds used for illicit activities, specifically terrorism.
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[Title] => BSP gives money changers more time to register
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is giving money changers, remittance agents and foreign exchange dealers more time to register, extending its deadline for another 90 days until August this year.
Under pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the BSP had begun requiring the country’s over 50,000 money-changers, remittance agents and foreign exchange dealers to register and report their transactions beginning this year.
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[Title] => Money changers, forex dealers now subject to BSP inspection
[Summary] => Like banks and other financial institutions, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said registered money changers, remittance agents and foreign exchange dealers will now be subject to visitations by government examiners.
The BSP said yesterday that the examination of financial institutions will now cover money changers, remittance agents and foreign exchange dealers.
BSP deputy governor Alberto V. Reyes said the BSP is likely to limit the regular visitation to the top 20 moneychanging franchises in the country but smaller operators would also be randomly checked.
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[Title] => BSP orders 20 money changers to report forex deals since January
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has directed 20 money changers to report their foreign exchange transactions since January as monetary officials tightened the monitoring of non-bank dollar transactions.
BSP Deputy Governor Alberto Reyes told reporters yesterday that the BSP has sent out the first batch of letters to at least 20 money-changing corporations and subsequent batches of letters will be sent to more money changers.
According to Reyes, the first batch of letters were sent to money changers which were selected at random.
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[Title] => BSP eyes corporate money changers in fight vs dollar speculators
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has drawnup a list of corporate money changers in its intensified efforts to clamp down on suspected dollar speculators.
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[Title] => BSP urged to let local firms enter into forward contracts
[Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion is urging the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to allow local manufacturing firms to enter into foreign exchange forward contracts for their raw material importations.
According to Concepcion, the BSP’s restriction on such forward contracts is one reason why local firms continue to patronize the so-called parallel or black market.
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[Title] => BSP mulls supervision over money changers
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is seriously considering putting the country’s money changers back under its control and supervision.
BSP Deputy Governor Alberto V. Reyes said that the Monetary Board, the policy making body of the central bank, recently called for a review of the operations of money changers, some 200 of them nationwide.
Currently, these money changers are not regulated by any government body or agency since the central bank relinquished control of the industry for about two decades now.
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[Title] => Creation of body to monitor activities of money changers urged
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is urging the creation of a body that will monitor the activities of money changers to ensure these establishments are not being used for money laundering activities.
BSP Governor Rafael Buenaventura said that since money-changing establishments have been liberalized, there is no legitimate body that tracks down their activities.
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The BSPapproved the policy waiving the notarization requirement for foreign exchange purchases over $5,000 by money changers.
According to BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr., the policy was approved in order to simplify the regulations on money changers but he stressed that violations of all other rules would still be subject to penalties.
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[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will ask local governments to help register over 50,000 money changers, remittance agents and foreign exchange dealers to complete the registry that would allow closer monitoring and surveillance by regulatory authorities.
Small-scale money-changers have been repeatedly identified by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as possible channels for funds used for illicit activities, specifically terrorism.
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[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is giving money changers, remittance agents and foreign exchange dealers more time to register, extending its deadline for another 90 days until August this year.
Under pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the BSP had begun requiring the country’s over 50,000 money-changers, remittance agents and foreign exchange dealers to register and report their transactions beginning this year.
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The BSP said yesterday that the examination of financial institutions will now cover money changers, remittance agents and foreign exchange dealers.
BSP deputy governor Alberto V. Reyes said the BSP is likely to limit the regular visitation to the top 20 moneychanging franchises in the country but smaller operators would also be randomly checked.
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BSP Deputy Governor Alberto Reyes told reporters yesterday that the BSP has sent out the first batch of letters to at least 20 money-changing corporations and subsequent batches of letters will be sent to more money changers.
According to Reyes, the first batch of letters were sent to money changers which were selected at random.
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[Summary] => Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion is urging the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to allow local manufacturing firms to enter into foreign exchange forward contracts for their raw material importations.
According to Concepcion, the BSP’s restriction on such forward contracts is one reason why local firms continue to patronize the so-called parallel or black market.
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[Title] => BSP mulls supervision over money changers
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is seriously considering putting the country’s money changers back under its control and supervision.
BSP Deputy Governor Alberto V. Reyes said that the Monetary Board, the policy making body of the central bank, recently called for a review of the operations of money changers, some 200 of them nationwide.
Currently, these money changers are not regulated by any government body or agency since the central bank relinquished control of the industry for about two decades now.
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BSP Governor Rafael Buenaventura said that since money-changing establishments have been liberalized, there is no legitimate body that tracks down their activities.
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February 20, 2002 - 12:00am
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