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A financial intelligence unit (FIU) is a national body or government agency or international organization [1] [2] which collect information on suspicious or unusual financial activity from the financial industry and other entities or professions required to report suspicious transactions, suspected of being money laundering or terrorism financing.
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) is the national central agency in Malta responsible for receiving, analyzing, and disseminating financial intelligence to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. [2] [3] It was founded on October 1, 2002. The FIAU is an independent government agency.
Financial intelligence (FININT) is the gathering of information about the financial affairs of entities of interest, to understand their nature and capabilities, and predict their intentions. Generally the term applies in the context of law enforcement and related activities.
The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units is an international organization that facilitates cooperation and intelligence sharing between national financial intelligence units (FIUs) to investigate and prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. National FIUs collect information on suspicious or unusual financial activity and are ...
Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) – Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera Intelligence Department of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces (J-2) Military Intelligence Collection Center (CRIM) – Central de Reunión de Inteligencia Militar
FinCEN organization chart. As of November 2013, FinCEN employed approximately 340 people, mostly intelligence professionals with expertise in the financial industry, illicit finance, financial intelligence, the AML/CFT (anti-money laundering / combating the financing of terrorism) regulatory regime, computer technology, and enforcement". [10]
In accordance with the current Statute, ASIF is made up of three bodies (the President, the Board and the Directorate) [10] and is divided into three Units (the Supervisory Unit, the Regulatory and Legal Affairs Unit and the Financial Intelligence Unit). [11] The board members, appointed for five years, as of 2019 were:
Luxembourg has been part of the eurozone since 1999.. Banking is the largest sector in the Luxembourg economy. In the 2019 Global Financial Centres Index, Luxembourg was ranked as having the 25th most competitive financial center in the world, and third most competitive in Europe after London and Zürich. [28]