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.

Methodology for Assessing Compliance with the FATF 40 Recommendations and the FATF 9 Special Recommendations

28-Mar-2008

The FATF revised in February 2008 its Methodology for Assessing Compliance with the FATF 40 + 9 Recommendations. It is the methodology followed in the mutual evaluation program to assess countries’ anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing (AML/CFT) systems. 

James Sassoon's Speech to the ESAAMLG Council of Ministers

14-Mar-2008

An address by James Sassoon, the FATF President, to the Eastern and South African Anti Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) Council of Ministers meeting on 24 August 2007 in Gaborone, Botswana.

The ESSAMLG is a regional anti-money laundering body consisting of 14 eastern and southern African countries - Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The group's main function is to address anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism in the region.

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. 

James Sassoon's Speech to MENAFATF in Damascus, Syria

13-Mar-2008

The 6th MENAFATF plenary meeting was held in Damascus, the Syrian Arab Republic, on 5-6 November 2007. The meeting was headed by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, represented by his Excellency the Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, Dr. Umayya Toukan. 

The FATF Revised Interpretative Note to Special Recommendation VII: Wire Transfers

12-Mar-2008

The FATF has revised its Interpretative Note to SR VII on measures for dealing with cross-border wire transfers. Special Recommendation VII (SR VII) was originally developed with the objective of preventing terrorists and other criminals from having unfettered access to wire transfers for moving their funds and for detecting such misuse when it occurs.

Guidance on Capacity Building for Mutual Evaluations and Implementation of the FATF Standards Within Low Capacity Countries

07-Mar-2008

The Guidance set out within this document is primarily intended to support low capacity countries (LCCs) in implementing the FATF standards in a manner reflecting their national institutional systems, is consistent with the ML/FT risks they face, and takes account of their limited resources.