The vice-president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Je-Yoon Shin, has given a keynote speech on the FATF‘s current agenda and priorities. The speech considered:
• The global regulatory arena, including the FATF’s focus on its recommendations relating to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism;
• The FATF’s recommended “risk-based approach“;
• De-risking in accordance with the FATF’s standards;
• The FATF’s mutual evaluation process of FATF member countries; and
• The FATF‘s action on terrorist finance, including its recently published report on financing Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
A copy of the speech is available.