Financial Action Task Force Identifies Jurisdictions with Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Counter-Proliferation Finance Deficiencies
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is informing U.S. financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (AML/CFT/CPF), issued a public statement at the conclusion of its plenary meeting last month highlighting the growing financial connectivity of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) with the international financial system, and reiterating the FATF’s concerns over the DPRK’s continued failure to address the significant deficiencies in its AML/CFT regime and the serious threats posed by the DPRK’s illicit activities related to the proliferation and financing of weapons of mass destruction. In order to protect the international financial system, the FATF continues to urge all jurisdictions to remain vigilant to these risks and calls for renewed implementation and enforcement of countermeasures against the DPRK.
The FATF also updated its lists of jurisdictions with strategic AML/CFT/CPF deficiencies, adding Monaco and Venezuela to its list of Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring and removing Jamaica and Türkiye from the list.
The FATF’s list of High-Risk Jurisdictions Subject to a Call for Action remains the same, with Iran, DPRK, and Burma subject to calls for action. Iran and DPRK are still subject to the FATF’s countermeasures, while Burma is still subject to the application of enhanced due diligence, but not countermeasures.
News Release: https://www.fincen.gov/news/
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