..., war on drugs and anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative and secondary data. Findings While mechanisms to introduce legislation and implement the national actions plan on combating bribery and corruption will add...

... Trade-based money laundering Banking regulation Risk assessment Anti-money laundering Financial intelligence units Suspicious activity reports Many of the challenges involved in detecting money laundering activity, using banking risk assessment tools have been written about from a number...

... academics even argue that they cannot be considered as currencies at all but rather we should use the term ‘like currencies’ (Yinqing and Hong, 2014). The current approach to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risk assessment within the banking sector is focused on the verification of customer details...

...) as an interim proxy effectiveness indicator, this article challenges elements of the dominant anti-money laundering/counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) narrative, and reflects on policy effectiveness and outcomes. Findings Interdiction rates in jurisdictions surveyed hardly constitute a rounding error...

...Haitham Nobanee; Nejla Ellili Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent of anti-Money laundering (AML) disclosures in the annual reports and websites by differentiating between UAE Islamic and conventional banks, and examine the effect of AML disclosure on UAE bank’s performance...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Anti-money laundering Compliance Banks HSBC Liability Sanctions In December 2012, HSBC, a UK corporation and a major global bank, reached agreement with the US authorities including a Deferred Prosecution Agreement...

...Johan Henning; Mignon Hauman Purpose The purpose of this paper is evaluate the provisions of Financial Intelligence Centre Act Amendment Bill, 2016 which intends to give effect to the implementation of the envisioned risk-based approach in anti-money laundering/combating financing of terrorism...

...Richard John Lowe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the need for predictive intelligence to support anti-money laundering programs in the financial sector. Design/methodology/approach The methodology adopted herein consists of a literature review on the use of intelligence...