• Source: Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units

The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units is an international organization that facilitates cooperation and intelligence sharing between national financial intelligence units (FIUs) to investigate and prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. National FIUs collect information on suspicious or unusual financial activity and are responsible for processing and analyzing the information received. FIUs are normally not law enforcement agencies themselves, findings are shared with appropriate law enforcement or prosecution bodies if sufficient evidence of unlawful activity is found. The Egmont Group is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.




History


The Egmont Group was formed in 1995 as an informal network of 24 national FIUs, taking its name from the Egmont Palace in Brussels where the group's founding meeting took place. The Egmont Group Secretariat established its permanent headquarters in Ottawa on 15 February 2008.




Purpose


The goal of the Egmont Group is to provide a forum for FIUs around the world to improve cooperation in the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism and to foster the implementation of domestic programs in this field. The Egmont Group provides support to member FIUs by:

expanding and systematizing international cooperation in the reciprocal exchange of information
increasing the effectiveness of FIUs by offering training and promoting personnel exchanges to improve the expertise and capabilities of personnel employed by FIUs
fostering better and secure communication among FIUs through the application of technology, such as the Egmont Secure Web (ESW)
fostering increased coordination and support among the operational divisions of member FIUs
promoting the operational autonomy of FIUs
promoting the establishment of FIUs in conjunction with jurisdictions with an AML/CFT program in place, or in areas with a program in the early stages of development




Member FIUs


The US Treasury Department defines an FIU as "a central, national agency responsible for receiving (and, as permitted, requesting), analyzing and disseminating to the competent authorities, disclosures of financial information: concerning suspected proceeds of crime and potential financing of terrorism, or required by national legislation or regulation, in order to counter money laundering and terrorism financing."
The current member FIUs of the group are:




Notable non-member observers


The Egmont Groups admits governmental or intergovernmental organizations as non-member observers whose roles relate to preventing money-laundering and/or the financing of terrorism. Several notable organizations are observers, including:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
European Commission
Europol
International Monetary Fund
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
World Bank
World Customs Organization




References






External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units
• Egmont
• Financial Intelligence Unit
• Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit
• Bangladesh Bank
• Financial Action Task Force
• Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
• Garda National Economic Crime Bureau
• Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau
• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network