False Negative in the matter of financial crime and money laundering is either (1) a ‘hit’ identified during the screening process as a potential alert, but is dismissed, when in fact there is a match to a target named on a sanctions list; or (2) screened activity that would have generated a hit if the
False positive in the financial crime and Anti-Money Laundering contexts is a ‘hit’ identified during the screening process as a possible red flag alert, but when reviewed by a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) or compliance personnel of an obliged financial entity, is found not to be a match to a target named on a
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority or ‘BaFin‘ is Germany’s financial regulatory authority overseeing Germany’s financial markets and service providers. Formed in 2002 after the passing of the Financial Services and Integration Act, BaFin falls under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Finance and is responsible for regulating 2,700 banks, 800 financial services institutions, and over
Fiat currency is legal tender that is backed by the sole faith of the central government or bank that issued it, rather than a commodity such as gold. Examples are the US Dollar (USD), Japanese Yen (JPY) and UK Sterling (GBP). Whilst central, public bodies in charge of the issuance of money has been in
FATF or the ‘Financial Action Task Force’ was chartered by the Group of Seven industrial nations to foster the establishment of national and global measures to combat money laundering. It is an international policy-making body that sets anti-money laundering standards and counter-terrorist financing measures worldwide. Its recommendations, whilst widely implemented into nations’ legislation, do not
The Financial Conduct Authority or ‘FCA’ – formed in 2013 – is the United Kingdom’s financial regulatory authority overseeing U.K. financial markets and “58,000 businesses which employ 2.2 million people and contribute around £65.6 billion in annual tax revenue to the economy in the United Kingdom”. An independent agency, the FCA has the power to
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or ‘FinCEN’ is a U.S. agency – bureau of the Treasury Department – that fights financial crime. Its motto is “follow the money”. This Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) supports local, state, federal and international law enforcement investigations to safeguard the financial system from illicit use and to fight against money
What is Financial Stability Board As stated in its Charter, the FSB coordinates “at the international level the work of national financial authorities and international standard setting bodies (SSBs) in order to develop and promote the implementation of effective regulatory, supervisory and other financial sector policies.” The FSB Plenary is a meeting between all its member jurisdictions
What is Financial Stability Institute (FSI) The Financial Stability Institute (FSI) is a body created by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to assist Central Banks and financial sector regulatory and supervisory authorities (supervisors) around the world in improving and strengthening their coordination by providing them with information
What is Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) FSOC is a US federal government organisation entrusted to identify risks to the US financial sector stemming from large banks, financial holding companies and non-bank financial companies. FSOC Responsibilities FSOC Publications Annual reports FSOC Virtual asset related reports Report on Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks and Regulation FSOC
