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Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Report: Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and Targeted Assessments Reports (TARs) in 2020

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The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has released a report on suspicious transaction reports (STRs) and targeted assessments reports (TARs) received in 2020. Based on the data, here are some key findings:

STRs: Overview


  • Total number of STRs received: 196

Most Common Reasons for Filing STRs


  • Unusual transaction patterns (12.2%)
  • Involvement of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and unexplained associations/business relationships (11.2%)
  • Questionable purpose of transactions (10.2%)
  • Large cash transactions (9.7%)

TARs: Overview


  • Total number of TARs generated: 26

Most Common Reasons for Generating TARs


  • Unusual transaction patterns and involvement of PEPs (15.4%)
  • Unexplained associations/business relationships and involvement of PEPs (11.5%)
  • Comparatively large transactions (7.7%)

Dissemination of Information


  • Total number of STRs disseminated to domestic agencies in 2020: 6

  • Additional information disseminated from previous years:

    • 2 STRs received in 2017
    • 1 STR received in 2018
    • 22 STRs received in 2019
  • Total number of TARs disseminated to domestic agencies in 2020: 2

  • Additional information disseminated from previous years:

    • 2 TARs generated in 2019
    • 1 TAR generated in 2018

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