Links to trade in luxury goods and TBML operators exposed in GFI’s report on real estate money laundering
Yachts, private jets, horses, cars, jewellery, high-end watches and art are amongst the assets traded to enable kleptocrats, criminals, sanctions evaders and corrupt government officials to execute global money laundering schemes according to a new report published by Global Financial Integrity (GFI). The report focuses…
Bangladesh introduces sentences of seven years in jail for invoice misdeclaration
Traders and investors in Bangladesh found guilty of misdeclaration of exports, imports and investments abroad will be sentenced to seven years in prison as the country continues its clampdown on trade-based money laundering (TBML). The move is one of several measures taken by the authorities…
Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime formally launched
The Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC), established to promote more effective public and private sector collaboration and engage policy makers with the aim of making anti-money laundering rules more effective, has been formally launched. The founding of the coalition was announced in 2018…
