Anti-Money Laundering: International Practice and Policies

by John Broome

Anti-money laundering experts around the world have been calling for greater cohesion in combating the laundering of criminal profits and movement of funds to terrorist groups.

Anti-Money Laundering: International Practice and Policies examines the international developments relating to anti-money laundering and the combating of terrorist financing over the last twenty years. It sets out comprehensively the existing rules and strategies and provides critical analyses of current approaches, with realistic suggestions for change. The book focuses on the practical, with examples and case studies and substantial up-todate reference material on a companion CD.

It is a both a comprehensive reference tool and an important analytical text for anti-money laundering professionals around the world.

Includes:
A comprehensive guide to international anti-money laundering legislation and compliance.
An essential tool for government bodies and regulators in their fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
A guide for financial institutions to improve their internal controls and reporting of suspicious transactions.
The scope of effectiveness of prevention methodoligies
Commentary on developments such as the FATF Forty Recommendations and the more recent Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing, the European Eirectibes on Money Laundering, the United Nations Conventions, model anti-money laundering standards and their practical application
Compliance responsibilities of financial institutions and the ways government supervisory agencies deal with money laundering and terrorist financing issues
Mutual legal assistance and the recovery of proceeds of crime
Companion CD with up-to-date reference material.

644 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

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John Broome s a British philosopher and economist. He was the White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.