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The FATF is hiring Policy Analysts, a Senior Policy Analyst and Counsellor, and a Programme Co-ordinator

Virtual Assets: Targeted Update on Implementation of the FATF Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers

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FATF Week took place from 19-23 June and concluded with the third FATF Plenary under the two-year Singapore Presidency of T. Raja Kumar, on 21-23 June 2023.

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Virtual Assets: Targeted Update on Implementation of the FATF Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers

Transparency and beneficial ownership

Beneficial Ownership

The FATF has finalised new guidance to improve transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons, and has updated its Recommendation 25 on legal arrangements.

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Singapore Presidency of the FATF

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog. It sets international standards that aim to prevent these illegal activities and the harm they cause to society. Find out more about the issues that the FATF is working on, such as:

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Latest news

Webinar on money laundering and terrorist financing in the art and antiquities market

5 Jul 2023

On 5 July, the FATF brought together a panel of public sector and civil society experts for a virtual discussion on the actions that governments, banks and art market participants, can take to prevent the misuse of the arts and antiquities sector for illicit financing.

FATF-FSRB Annual High-Level Meeting

21 Jun 2023

FATF President T. Raja Kumar met with the Chairs and Executive Secretaries of the nine FATF-Style Regional Bodies (FSRBs) at the FATF-FSRB Annual High-Level Meeting

Qatar's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

31 May 2023

Qatar has made substantive improvements to its system to combat money laundering and terrorism financing and its technical compliance with FATF requirements is very strong. However, Qatar needs to make some major improvements, in its criminal justice response to terrorist financing.

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KEY CONTENT

The FATF Recommendations

The FATF Recommendations are the basis on which all countries should meet the shared objective of tackling money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation. The FATF calls upon all countries to effectively implement these measures in their national systems.

FATF Methodology for assessing compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the effectiveness of AML/CFT systems

The FATF Methodology for assessing compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the effectiveness of AML/CFT systems sets out the evaluation process.

Information for the private sector

The private sector plays a vital role in effectively detecting and preventing misuse of the financial system for money laundering, terrorism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.