The US treasury department and South Africa’s national treasury have made a commitment to form a US-South Africa task force on combatting the financing of wildlife trafficking. The task force will work to combat illicit finance linked to illegal wildlife… Read More ›

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Banks drawn into reputational laundering networks to obscure illicit gains
Reputation launderers, notably public relations agencies and law firms, are distorting the financial crime and sanctions risk profiles of kleptocratic regimes and oligarchs seeking to launder and protect their illicit gains according to academic and investigative researchers. Banks can also… Read More ›
More information sharing and collaboration needed to combat TBML says major new US government report
Better information sharing and collaboration is needed to combat trade-based money laundering (TBML) according to a substantial report released on Monday by the US Government Accountability Office (GAOs). Countering Illicit Finance and Trade concluded that TBML is one of the… Read More ›
Establish central beneficial ownership registries and outlaw bearer shares US senator tells FATF
The lead author of the US’ anti-money laundering (AML) act of 2020, senator Sheldon Whitehouse, is urging the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to strengthen its standards for countries to gather important data in the fight against money laundering. The… Read More ›
Crackdown on illicit finance to be cornerstone of Biden administration
US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to make a crackdown on illicit finance – both domestically and internationally – a cornerstone of his administration. Earlier this year Biden stated his position on corruption and illicit finance in an essay… Read More ›
Intelligence needed to confront illicit finance according to British expert
If the UK is to stand any chance of identifying and confronting illicit finance, it needs to place intelligence at the heart of its response according to the director of the Royal United Services Institute’s (RUSI’s) Centre for Financial Crime… Read More ›