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Financial Crime Risk Management Reform: Ongoing Challenges and Recommendations

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published a report highlighting ongoing challenges and recommendations for improving the global anti-financial crime architecture. The following section summarizes the key points from this report.

Summary of Key Points

  • Jurisdictions at different levels of maturity in terms of capabilities are part of the FATF Global Network, but implementation of fundamentals of AML/CFT and broader financial crime risk management as set out in FATF standards is crucial.
  • Courage and investment in time and material that only delivers the status quo can create its own inertia.
  • There is broad agreement that the global financial crime framework is still not fully delivering required outcomes, which must drive continued resolution to change.

Main Areas of Focus for Further Improvement

  • Standards for Information Sharing: Facilitating increased sharing of information and effectively using financial activity, threat, and risk data linked to crime and terrorism domestically and internationally.
    • Enhance collaboration among countries to share best practices in fighting financial crime.
    • Encourage the use of technology to streamline information sharing processes.
  • Data Privacy Considerations: Addressing the balance between sharing information to prevent and detect financial crime and protecting individuals’ personal data.
    • Develop guidelines for responsible data handling and protection.
    • Implement measures to ensure transparency in data collection and usage.
  • Multilateral Cooperation on Financial Crime Data: Encourage collaboration among countries to share best practices, technology, and expertise in fighting financial crime.
    • Establish common standards for data sharing and exchange.
    • Facilitate the development of joint strategies to combat financial crime.
  • Public-Private Partnership: Enhance cooperation between governments, regulators, and the private sector to improve anti-financial crime measures.
    • Foster open communication and collaboration among stakeholders.
    • Develop joint initiatives to address financial crime challenges.