WORLDWIDE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS MOVE TOWARDS OPERATIONAL ROLE AND AWAY FROM POLICY
June 1st, 2009
BY ALAN OSBORN, LUCY JONES, RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, JULIAN RYALL, and KARRYN MILLER
THERE are 108 recognised Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) throughout the world and more are being created every year as the fight against international money laundering becomes ever more global. There is no standard form of incorporation or template for FIUs and their role and effectiveness, and even their names, vary widely. In some countries the FIU is the leading institutional body for waging the war against money launderers, laying down policy and generally setting the terms of ...
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