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Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Strategies

07-Jul-2008

Drawing upon some current examples of national threat assessments, this report sets out key factors to be considered, including sources of data and type of assessment: risk, threat or vulnerability.

Mutual Evaluation of the Russian Federation - Executive Summary

02-Jul-2008

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Eurasian Group (EAG) and Moneyval have jointly assessed the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures of the Russian Federation for compliance with the FATF standards.

Best Practices re ML and TF through the Trade System

01-Jul-2008

The FATF has issued a new best practices paper on trade based money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) to raise awareness and improve the ability of government authorities to collect and effectively use trade data, domestically and internationally, for the purpose of detecting and investigating money laundering and terrorist financing through international trade. Misuse of the trade system is one of the main methods by which criminal organisations and terrorist financiers move money for the purpose of disguising its origins and integrating it into the formal economy.

Mutual Evaluation of Hong Kong, China - Executive Summary

27-Jun-2008

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has completed an assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards in Hong Kong, China.

Chairman's Summary of the FATF Plenary Meeting in London, 18-20 June 2008

20-Jun-2008

Key outcomes from the FATF plenary meeting held in London, United Kingdom, from 18-20 June 2008.

Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Through the Real Estate Sector

29-May-2008

The FATF issues its typologies report on the real estate sector. This first FATF in-depth study of the sector examines its vulnerabilities to misuse for money laundering and terrorist financing.

Mutual Evaluation of Singapore

22-Apr-2008

29-Feb-2008 - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has completed an assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards in Singapore.

Mutual Evaluation of Canada

22-Apr-2008

29-Feb-2008 - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has completed an assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards in Canada.

FATF Revised Mandate 2008-2012

12-Apr-2008

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer chaired a meeting of FATF Ministers in Washington DC today. The Ministers discussed the work of the FATF in the international fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. They also endorsed a revised mandate for the FATF, which determines its direction and priorities between 2008 and 2012.

FATF Terrorist Financing Report

14-Mar-2008

This study examines the means used by terrorists to raise funds and the wide variety of methods used to move money within and between organisations. The adaptability and opportunism shown by terrorist organisations suggests that all the methods that exist to move money around the globe are to some extent at risk. 




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