The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published a report on money laundering, terrorist financing risks and vulnerabilities associated with gold. The report provides a series of case studies and red flag indicators to raise awareness of the vulnerabilities of gold and the gold market from an anti-money laundering and terrorist financing perspective. Copies of […]

A criminal complaint against a Swiss gold refiner, announced today in Geneva, marks a significant step forward in efforts to combat the illegal exploitation of natural resources from conflict zones, by reviving the recognition that corporate involvement in pillage constitutes a war crime. On Friday, 1 November 2013, TRIAL, a Swiss organization that combats impunity […]