Regulating and Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
Regulating and Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

Author: Nkechikwu Valerie Azinge-Egbiri

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-03-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1000351750

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This book analytically reviews the impact of the global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework on the compliance trajectory of a number of jurisdictions to this framework. The work begins by examining the international financial sector reform and its evolution to inculcate the global framework for AML/CFT regulations. It challenges the resulting uniform AML/CFT due to its paradoxical impact on the compliance trajectory of African countries and emerging economies (ACs/EEs). This is done through an examination of the pre-conditions for effective regulation and compliance drivers for ACs/EEs that reveals the behavioural impact of the AML/CFT standards on the bloc of countries. Through the application of agency theory, it explores the relationship between ACs/EEs on the one hand and the international financial institutions that formulate, disseminate and facilitate compliance with the global framework for AML/CFT standards on the other. The remaining chapters review empirically the compliance pressures and resulting compliance trajectory of ACs/EEs with the AML/CFT standards. The final part of the book provides a detailed explanation of the compliance challenges of ACs/EEs and the legitimacy concerns that facilitate this. This book offers a new direction on the impact of global AML/CFT standards on ACs/EEs and contributes to the understanding of the conditions under which the global standards are likely to facilitate proactive compliance within these blocs of countries. As such it will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policy-makers working in this area.

Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

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Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0821379135

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"Money laundering and terrorist financing are serious crimes that affect not only those persons directly involved, but the economy as a whole. According to international standards, every bank has the obligation to know its customers and to report suspicious transactions. Although these obligations sound straightforward, they have proved challenging to implement. What information precisely has to be gathered? How should it be recorded? If and when does one have to file a suspicious transaction report? It is here that a supervisor can play a crucial role in helping supervised institutions; first, in understanding the full extent of the obligations of Customer Due Diligence and Suspicious Transaction Reports (STR) and, second, in ensuring that those obligations are not just words on paper but are applied in practice. Effective supervision is key to the success of a country's AML/CFT system. In this regard, field work in both developed and developing countries has shown an overall low compliance in the area of supervision of banks and other financial institutions; supervisory compliance is indeed generally lower than the average level of compliance with all Financial Action Task Force recommendations. As a result, by providing examples of good practices, this book aims to help countries better conform to international standards. In this regard, this handbook is specifically designed for bank supervisors.

Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism
Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism

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Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 663

ISBN-13: 0821375709

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Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism: A Comprehensive Training Guide has been developed by the Financial Market Integrity Unit of the World Bank to support the World Bank's Capacity Enhancement Program on AML/CFT. The modules are comprised of the following eight Modules: Module 1 - Effects on Economic Development and International Standards Module 2 - Legal Requirements to meet International Standards Module 3a - Regulatory and Institutional Requirements Module 3b - Compliance Requirements for Financial Institutions Module 4 - Building an Effective Financial Intelligence Unit Module 5 - Domestic (inter-agency) and International Cooperation Module 6 - Combating the Financing of Terrorism Module 7 - Investigating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

Anti-Money Laundering Regulation and Compliance
Anti-Money Laundering Regulation and Compliance

Author: Alexander Dill

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-06-25

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1788974840

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Anti-Money Laundering Regulation and Compliance: Key Problems and Practice Areas is a comprehensive treatment of the Anti-Money Laundering/Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance programs, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and the best practices under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and sanctions regulatory regimes. AML/CFT and sanctions provisions are highly interrelated. Onboarding and customer due diligence requirements generate the data entered into transaction monitoring and screening systems.

Money Laundering Prevention
Money Laundering Prevention

Author: Jonathan E. Turner

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-05-04

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1118086686

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A how-to guide for the discovery and prevention of the illegal transfer of money Written for the private sector—where most money laundering takes place—this book clearly explains shows business professionals how to deter, detect, and resolve financial fraud cases internally. It expertly provides an understanding of the mechanisms, tools to detect issues, and action lists to recover hidden funds. Provides action-oriented material that will show how to deter, detect, and resolve financial fraud cases Offers an understanding of the mechanisms, tools to detect issues, and action list to recover hidden funds Covers mechanisms for moving money, identifying risk exposures, and investigating money movement Arming auditors, investigators, and compliance personnel with the guidance that, up until now, has been restricted to criminal investigators, Money Laundering Prevention provides nuts-and-bolts information needed to fully understand the money laundering process.

Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion
Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion

Author: Jayesh D'Souza

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-09-11

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1040080839

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Tracking funding is a critical part of the fight against terrorism and as the threat has escalated, so has the development of financial intelligence units (FIUs) designed to investigate suspicious transactions. Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion: Examining the Performance of Financial Intelligence Units provides a thorough analy

Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in Global Financial Systems
Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in Global Financial Systems

Author: Rafay, Abdul

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2021-04-16

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 179988760X

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During the last few decades, corrupt financial practices were increasingly being monitored in many countries around the globe. The past few decades have been eventful for these issues. Today, tackling money laundering and terrorism financing are considered key issues in developed and developing countries alike. Eradication of money laundering and terrorism financing through a holistic approach of awareness, prevention, and enforcement is a current need. It has enabled the birth of new regulatory regimes based on strict compliance, robust processes, and technology. One of the many problems with this is the lack of general awareness about all these issues among various stakeholders including researchers and practitioners. Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in Global Financial Systems deepens the discourse about money laundering, terrorism financing, and risk management in a modern-day environment. It provides a fascinating and invaluable guide for understanding the theory, practice, and cases of these topics. Split into two sections, the first being money laundering and terrorism financing and the second being financial governance and risk management, the chapters create comprehensive knowledge on these acts of crime in the financial industry by defining the crimes themselves, the many challenges and impacts, and potential solutions. This book is ideal for government officials, financial professionals, policymakers, academicians, business professionals, managers, IT specialists, researchers, and students.

Reference Guide to Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
Reference Guide to Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Author: Paul Allan Schott

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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Efforts to launder money and finance terrorism have been evolving rapidly in recent years in response to heightened countermeasures. The international community has witnessed the use of increasingly sophisticated methods to move illicit funds through financial systems across the globe and has acknowledged the need for improved multilateral cooperation to fight these criminal activities. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund have developed this guide to help countries understand the new international standards. It will hopefully serve as a comprehensive source of practical information for countries to fight money laundering and terrorist financing. It discusses the problems caused by these crimes, the specific actions countries need to take to address them, and the role international organizations, such as the Bank and the IMF, play in the process. This guide is a tool for countries to establish and improve their legal and institutional frameworks and their preventive measures according to international standards and best practices. -- From Foreword (p. ix).

Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing Law and Policy
Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing Law and Policy

Author: Anne Imobersteg Harvey

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-06-03

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 9004359109

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The book provides one of the first accounts of AML/CFT legislation in Australia, sets the international policy context, and outlines key international legal obligations. To minimise the negative impact on personal freedoms, it proposes a reading of Australian provisions in line with international caselaw. Expanding her analysis on the international level, the author offers an appraisal of the measures taken, both in terms of criminal policy and cost for civil society. She argues that the development of soft law and the increased powers given to law enforcement agencies, which sub-contract surveillance to the private sector, further erode the legitimacy of State action and the rule of law, and ultimately the democracy the laws were meant to protect.