Abbott Academy Wk 7 Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Discussion

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FATF Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Through the Real Estate Sector, 41 pages, June 2007

  1. Discuss ways by which MLs/TFs use the real estate sector to obscure the true source of their funds and the identity of the (ultimate) beneficial owner.
  2. Discuss how insurance companies and pension fund managers are exploited by criminals at both the national and international levels.
  3. List and briefly discuss the Red Flag indicators that might indicate potential misuse of the real estate sector for ML/TF purposes.

Anti-Money Laundering: Where Do Advisors Fit In? 25 pages

  1. What is OFAC and why should investment advisors understand the organization?
  2. What is OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List?
  3. Discuss prohibited transactions with regards to the SDN List.

FATF Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Securities Sector, 80 pages, October 2009

  1. Why is suspicious transaction reporting in the securities sector low?
  2. What is the MONEYVAL Typologies Report? What areas did it identify as presenting the greatest ML vulnerabilities in the securities industry?
  3. List suspicious indicators for securities and insurance company products.

FATF Money Laundering Using New Payment Methods, 111 pages, October 2010

  1. Discuss key elements of the New Payment Method (NPM).
  2. Why is NPM ML/TF vulnerability difficult to assess?
  3. What are the common risks associated with most NPMs?

FATF Best Practices Paper on Trade Based Money Laundering, 8 pages, June 2008

  1. Why do customs agencies, law enforcement agencies, FIUs, tax authorities, and banking supervisors have more difficulties identifying and combating trade-based money laundering than with other forms of money laundering and terrorist financing?
  2. List and discuss the typologies and Red Flag indicators of the Trade-Based ML sector.

Vulnerabilities of Casinos and the Gaming Sector, 79 pages, March 2009

Gaming and Money Laundering, February 2018

  1. What are the challenges with AML/CFT implementation in regard to the gaming and casino sectors?