The following links are a brief guide to various websites and documents which may be of assistance to enforcement agencies, financial service providers and others interested in understanding money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
Asia/Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering
The APG facilitates the adoption, implementation and enforcement in the Asia Pacific region of internationally accepted standards against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The APG website includes typologies reports from 1998.
www.apgml.org
The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (Egmont Group)
The Egmont Group works to create a global network by promoting international co-operation between Financial Intelligence Units in the areas of information exchange, training and the sharing of expertise. The Egmont Group has produced sanitised cases of money laundering and terrorist financing.
www.egmontgroup.org
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
The FATF is an inter-governmental body which develops and promotes policies at national and international levels to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The FATF website includes various resources on money laundering and terrorist financing.
www.fatf-gafi.org
Basic Facts about Money Laundering
www1.oecd.org/fatf/MLaundering_en.htm
Terrorist Financing
www1.oecd.org/fatf/TerFinance_en.htm
Money Laundering Methods and Trends
www1.oecd.org/fatf/FATDocs_en.htm#
Trends Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
FinCEN is the United States' Financial Intelligence Unit. Its website includes FinCEN and other organisations' publications and reports. This includes the FinCEN SAR Activity Reviews which discuss various trends and indicators of the US Suspicious Activity Reports.
www.fincen.gov
Publications and Reports
www.fincen.gov/pub_reports.html
International Crisis Group (ICG)
ICG is an independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, focussing on security and terrorism issues around the world. Its website provides country by country analysis.
www.crisisgroup.org
Reports
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The IMF is an organization of 184 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty. The IMF website includes country profiles and other publications dealing with money laundering.
www.imf.org
Country Reports
www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm#A
Money Laundering
www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/aml.htm
International Money Laundering Information Network (IMoLIN)
IMoLIN is an Internet-based network assisting governments, organisations and individuals in the fight against money laundering. IMoLIN has been developed with the cooperation of the world's leading anti-money laundering organisations. This website includes a library for research and analysis.
www.imolin.org
Research and Analysis Resources
www.imolin.org/imolin/en/research.html
Terrorism Research Centre
The Terrorism Research Centre offers country and terrorist profiles, terrorism news, and a listing of significant events and terrorist attacks.
www.terrorism.com
Country Profiles
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
The UNODC compiles reports and research on various areas of criminal activity including drugs, terrorism, corruption, human trafficking and money laundering.
www.unodc.org
Money Laundering
www.unodc.org/unodc/en/money_laundering.html
The Wolfsberg Group
The Wolfsberg Group is an association of twelve global banks, which develops financial services industry standards and related products for Know Your Customer, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing policies.
www.wolfsberg-principles.com/index.html
Wolfsberg Principles
www.wolfsberg-principles.com/index.html
World Bank Group
The World Bank Group works to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world including through assisting countries to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Its website includes various publications dealing with money laundering and terrorist financing.
www.worldbank.org
Comprehensive Reference Guide to AML/CFT
www1.worldbank.org/finance/html/amlcft/referenceguide.htm
Documents and publications
www1.worldbank.org/finance/html/amlcft/documentspublications.htm