1, the internationalization of modern finance determines that money laundering crime also has the characteristics of internationalization. Money laundering crime has the characteristics of scale, internationalization and systematization. In order to combat money laundering crimes, coordinate the anti-money laundering work of various countries and share anti-money laundering information, international organizations at the global and regional levels are needed. Among them, there are not only intergovernmental organizations, but also cooperative organizations formed between financial intelligence agencies and commercial banks in various countries, as well as global and regional international organizations.
2. Specialized anti-money laundering agencies. These organizations specialize in international anti-money laundering work, aiming at promoting the international anti-money laundering process and promoting global anti-money laundering cooperation. FATF's Chinese name is Financial Action Task Force, which specializes in studying the dangers of money laundering, preventing money laundering and coordinating international anti-money laundering actions. FATF is the most influential international organization in the field of international anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing. No organization has less influence than him.
He was founded in 1989, when the Group of Seven held its annual economic summit in Paris. France was the first president. Its member countries are located in major financial centers on all continents. Its 40 recommendations on anti-money laundering and 9 special recommendations on anti-terrorist financing (hereinafter referred to as FATF 40+9 recommendations) are the most authoritative documents in the world. As of February 2009, FATF has 38 members, including 36 countries, the European Union and two regional organizations of the Gulf Cooperation Council, 9 associate members and 23 observers.
At first, it was just a temporary organization of seven people, and then it gradually evolved into a permanent organization. 20 18 to 2020, the people's bank of China will also send personnel to serve as vice chairman and chairman. FATF fully introduces the concept of risk, evaluates its members and publishes the degree of compliance, which is divided into five levels: compliance, basic compliance, partial compliance, non-compliance and inapplicability. Once this result is announced, the country will suffer heavy losses in attracting foreign investment and international settlement. Therefore, countries love and hate FATF. China basically passed the fourth FATF evaluation in February 2009.