The HSBC Money-Laundering Scandal Case Facts HSBC is one of the largest financial institutions in the world‚ with assets over $2.5 trillion‚ 89 million customers‚ 220‚000 shareholders‚ operations/affiliates in 85 countries‚ and 2011 profits of nearly $22 billion (HSBC‚ 2011a). Drawing upon evidence revealed following a year-long investigation into HSBC (Levin et al.‚ 2012)‚ seven areas of case fact illustrating key anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing problems can be seen including:
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Money laundering in Lebanon By Raed Hajj Ahmad Money laundering is an illegal act intended to conceal the source or use of illicit funds‚ by converting cash into untraceable bank transactions. Money laundering consists of 3 stages: Placement: the launderer introduces the illegal proceeds into the financial system. • Layering: the launderer engages in a series of operations on the illicit funds movements‚ in order
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THE PREVENTION OF MONEY-LAUNDERING (AMENDMENT)ACT‚ 2009 NO. 21 OF 2009 [6th March‚ 2009.] An Act further to amend the Prevention of Money-laundering Act‚ 2002. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:@ 1. ! Short title and commencement. ! 1. Short title and commencement. – (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Money-laundering (Amendment) Act‚ 2009. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may‚ by notification in the Official
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through criminal business practices. Criminals are being forced to hide their money from government institutions to avoid taxation and investigations into their shady dealings. One way criminals go about hiding this ill gotten cash is to launder their money through banks‚ brokerage houses‚ investment firms and many other financial businesses to make it appear as if the money is clean and obtained legally. Money laundering is a method used by criminals to conceal their income obtained from criminal
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THE NATURE OF MONEY LAUNDERING; MONEY LAUNDERING AS AN EMERGING SECURITY THREAT AND HOW MONEY LAUNDERING AFFECTS NATIONAL ECONOMIES. By FREMPONG-ANSAH FIIFI Institution: The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre‚ Ghana Email: fiifi.ansah@hotmail.com Contact Number: 024-424-3064 Intentionally Left blank Introduction There has been immense growth of financial services worldwide in the past few decades. This globalisation has led to increased cross-border activities enhancing
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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING The Controllability of Money Laundering: A Global Perspective Table of Contents Abstract 3 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Background 6 3.0 Literature Review 3.1 A study of Country size and the incentive to tolerate money laundering 8 3.2 Outsourcing and Insourcing Crime: The Political Economy of Globalized Crime 10 3.3 Crackdown on Money Laundering: A Comparative Analysis of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Domestic and Multilateral Policy Reforms 12 3.4
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Anti-Money Laundering Act R.A. 9160AMLA‚ As Amended by R.A. 9194 Subject: Business Laws and Corporate Practices Colegio de San Juan de Letran- Graduate School Submitted by: Michelle Ann G. Espisua Submitted to: Atty. Kriden Balgomera AMLA- Anti-Money Laundering Act R.A. 9160Anti-Money Laundering Act‚ As Amended by R.A. 9194 These Rules shall be known and cited as the "Revised Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 9160” (the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001 [AMLA]
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combat money laundering‚ the BIS issued a statement of principles requiring banks to make reasonable efforts to determine the true identity oft their customers. According to the Aus Gov‚ this must be undertaken by all ‘cash dealers’ including casinos‚ TABs who are required to report suspect cash transactions over $10‚000 or over $500 for cross-border. Since this however‚ drug money and other illicitly obtain money are now shipped out of the country in cash. Methods include smuggling money out of
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Running head: Making Money Transition Lawfully Making money transition lawfully through Anti- Money Laundering Act Does the issue about the Republic Act No. 9160 ring a bell? Well‚ if the people followed the former CJ Corona impeachment trial case not very long time ago‚ then those small terms will not be new to the people’s ears. As a matter of fact‚ Corona was found guilty. However‚ not everyone is familiar with this certain Act as not all Filipinos followed the trial closely.
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ABSTRACT Money Laundering is a highly sophisticated act to cover up or camouflage the identity/ origin of illegally obtained earnings so that they appear to have derived from lawful sources. It is the process by which illegal funds and assets are converted into legitimate funds and assets. In other words‚ it is the process used by criminals to wash their “tainted” money to make it “clean. Several regulatory and governmental authorities cite figures for estimated amounts of Money laundered annually
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