.... The prevention of money laundering for banks is not free. The measures imposed on the bank by legislation (encouraging these banks to a higher level of demand for preventive behavior) entail costs that go beyond the direct, visible benefits of the implemented measures. However, a functioning and stable financial...

...Jackie Harvey; Dan Magnusson Purpose The aim of this paper is to estimate the costs of implementing the anti‐money laundering regulations in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach The banks are the central institutions in this respect and the paper shows that the costs of the banks in Sweden...

... of thought the whole process that goes from the perpetration of an offence to the repression of crimes through AML and CTF measures. Findings The paper takes the move from empirical considerations and findings, and develops wider reflections on the effectiveness of AML and CTF actions. Following a cost...