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March 1, 2002
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Financial Stability in the World of Global Finance To reduce their vulnerability to national and international financial crises, countries must address the weaknesses in their financial systems...   |
FDIC FYI
September 11, 2002 |
Progress in the Financial War on Terrorism This article summarizes the progress that has been made over the past 12 months in the financial war on terrorism. |
Bank Technology News
March 2003
Michael Grebb |
Banks dig in along the war's new front line in a high-stakes bid to stop money laundering Renewed federal efforts to stop money laundering and terrorist financing have strapped the banking industry with potentially more paperwork, obligations and record-keeping burdens than at perhaps any time in its history. |
Wall Street & Technology
February 12, 2004
Jessica Pallay |
Hanging Launderers Out to Dry With the Patriot Act here to stay, Wall Street remains vigilant about hampering the efforts of money launderers. |
Managed Care
May 2002
Melanie Brody |
Insurers Obligated To Fight Money-Laundering Schemes Federal antiterrorist legislation enacted last October requires that health insurance companies, along with an array of other financial institutions, should have adopted and implemented programs to combat money laundering by April 24, 2002 |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 25, 2008
Gregory J. Calpakis |
Knowledgeable Personnel and Flexible AML/CFT Programs Are Banks' First, Best Line of Defense The most important aspect of an effective program for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism is people. It is critical for an organization to have staff who are knowledgeable and experienced and continuously receive training. |
OCC Bulletin
March 28, 2002 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money laundering Notice of proposed rulemaking and interim rule by the U.S. Treasury Department to implement provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 30, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Anti-Money Laundering As concerns about terrorism and fraud intensify, money laundering has become both a compliance and a competitive issue, with attendant consequences. To respond effectively, banks must adopt a culture that fosters AML practices in addition to technology solutions. |
Bank Technology News
June 1, 2008
Chris Belthoff |
Effective AML Demands Centralization Taking steps to establish a financial intelligence unit has many benefits and few, if any, downsides. |
OCC Bulletin
June 21, 2002 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act authorized new measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Section 312 of the act furthers this goal by requiring U.S. financial institutions to establish due-diligence policies, procedures, and controls to detect and report money laundering. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Nsouli & Schaechter |
Challenges of the "E-Banking Revolution" Electronic banking is the wave of the future. It provides enormous benefits to consumers in terms of the ease and cost of transactions. But it also poses new challenges for country authorities in regulating and supervising the financial system and in macroeconomic policy. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Tomas J.T. Balino & Angel Ubide |
The New World of Banking Four trends are fundamentally altering the financial world: consolidation of institutions, globalization of operations, development of new technologies, and universalization of banking. Each of these poses challenges for the effective supervision and regulation of the financial sector.... |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Cottarelli & Mateos y Lago |
Helping the Global Economy Stay in Shape The IMF adopts a new framework for monitoring countries' economic performance. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Nsouli & Le Gall |
The New International Financial Architecture and Africa African countries have made progress on various elements of the new architecture, but more work is needed---in particular, to enhance transparency and accountability, implement standards and codes, and strengthen financial systems. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Saleh M. Nsouli |
Capacity Building in Africa: The Role of International Financial Institutions This article reviews the evidence on the importance of domestic institutions for economic growth and examines the role of international financial institutions, and particularly the IMF and its training, in capacity building in Africa. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Amar Bhattacharya |
A Tangled Web Everyone agrees on reforming the governance of financial markets, but who will do what remains unclear. |
Finance & Development
September 2010
Adelheid Burgi-Schmelz |
Finding New Data The global crisis revealed vast gaps in international financial statistics that authorities are working to fill. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001 |
Bulletin Kohler Calls For Coordinated International Response in Wake of September 11 Attacks... IMF Releases Reduced World Economic Outlook Projections... External Financing for IMF Technical Assistance... |
Reason
November 2003 |
Show Us Your Money The USA PATRIOT Act lets the feds spy on your finances. But does it help catch terrorists? |
Bank Systems & Technology
October 21, 2007
Maria Bruno-Britz |
BB&T Adopts a Centralized Approach to Anti-Money Laundering As money laundering grows more global and real-time in scope, experts agree that it is vital for financial institutions to use more-flexible strategies to combat criminals. The result is a growing need for more-dynamic technology. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 21, 2008
Nancy Feig |
Regulators Focused on Anti-Money Laundering Anti-money laundering professionals believe a risk-based approach is critical to the success of an AML program, the survey reveals. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001 |
Bulletin IMFC Meeting Endorses IMF Crisis Prevention Efforts... IMF in the process of change... The IMF's Role in Poverty Reduction... IMF Acts to Streamline and Focus Conditionality... |
Bank Systems & Technology
October 1, 2007
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Banks Are the First Line of Defense Against Money Laundering Databases and modeling tools are among the systems helping banks analyze the data required to understand customers, monitor millions of transactions and identify suspicious behavior. |
OCC Bulletin
June 24, 2003 |
Suspicious Activity Report Beginning July 1, 2003, national banks and federal branches and agencies may begin using a revised SAR when they detect a known or suspected violation of federal law or a suspicious transaction related to a money-laundering activity or a violation of the Bank Secrecy Act. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Goldsbrough et al. |
Prolonged Use of IMF Loans How much of a problem is it? |
IDB America
July 2005
Daniel Drosdoff |
Banking in the sunlight With a proactive approach to new disclosure rules, The Bahamas combats money laundering while boosting its thriving financial services sector. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Ahmed, Lane & Schulze-Ghattas |
Refocusing IMF Conditionality Shortly after he assumed office as Managing Director of the IMF in May 2000, Horst Kohler launched a reform of the conditionality associated with its lending. What lies behind this change in approach, and what prospects does it have for strengthening implementation of reforms in the IMF's member countries? |
Bank Technology News
March 2003
Holly Sraeel |
AML Tech Can Spot Patterns, Detect Odd Behavior Anti-money laundering technology is arming institutions with better tools to fight what the electronic age has made an even more difficult task, particularly with the anonymity of financial clearing and settlement systems and the ability to execute transactions in real time. |
U.S. Banker
December 2004
Karen Krebsbach |
Fear Factor The banking industry is feeling blindsided. Stunned by the recent escalation in anti-money-laundering enforcement-punctuated by the International Bank of Miami, AmSouth and Riggs cases--the industry is on the defensive. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Ambroise Fayolle |
Out of the Trap Given that fragile states face urgent and specific needs, the framework created by donors to support them is both too slow and not comprehensive enough. Closer coordination between all actors, including the IMF, should be a priority in fragile states. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Roger Nord |
Central and Eastern Europe and the New Financial Architecture As the Central and Eastern European countries prepare to join the European Union, they are participating in worldwide efforts to strengthen the global economy... |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 12, 2008
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Gov. Spitzer Exposed by Bank's Suspicious Activity Report Technology Although credit for exposing Spitzer's illicit trysts has been attributed to cell phone records, new evidence shows that his bank's suspicious activities reports also played a vital roll in blowing his cover. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Boughton & Bradford |
Global Governance: New Players, New Rules The financial turbulence of 2007 illustrates -- not for the first time -- both the benefits and the risks of financial globalization. Here's why the 20th-century model needs a makeover. |
CIO
July 1, 2002
Daintry Duffy |
Terror Transactions Bedevil Banks The burdens the new USA Patriot Act places on banks and financial institutions are creating a surge of interest in technologies designed to help companies identify potentially suspicious activity. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001 |
Bulletin The Asian Crisis Four Years On... The New Basel Capital Proposal for Banks... IMF Reviews Financial Sector Assessment Program... etc. |
Bank Systems & Technology
October 16, 2008
Maria Bruno-Britz |
ABA Introduces New AML Framework The American Bankers Association has unveiled a plan it says will help banks in the fight against money laundering. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 11, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Compliance Watch Helps Westpac NZ Keep Up with New Regs New system will help bank strengthen AML processes |
Finance & Development
June 2009
John Lipsky |
Preparing for a Postcrisis World Assessing the IMF's role in the future international financial architecture |
AskMen.com
Miles Harvey |
How To: Money Laundering While illegal, money laundering is done in a variety of different ways. However, "cleaning money" is harder work than earning it. |
National Defense
February 2004
Geoff S. Fein |
Security Beat Federal government gets 'D' in cyber-security... DHS awards multiple security contracts... Companies selected for air defense program... etc. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2013
Kenneth Corbin |
Money Laundering Among Regulators' Top Priorities Now is the time to bone up on your firm's anti-money laundering policies and learn how to spot the funny money. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Inutu Lukonga |
Riding Out the Storm Dealing with financial crises more effectively |
Wall Street & Technology
October 27, 2003
Jim Middlemiss |
Finding a Needle in a Haystack One of the main difficulties in complying with the U.S.A. Patriot Act is sifting through the huge amount of information financial services firms process every day. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Timothy Lane & Steven Phillips |
IMF Financing and Moral Hazard Although it has been argued that IMF financing may create moral hazard, it is not easy to find clear evidence of such an effect. If the extent of IMF-induced moral hazard were known, any costs would have to be weighed against the possible benefits of IMF financing... |
Bank Technology News
March 2011
Shane Kite |
AML and Human Trafficking Governments have therefore tried to help both AML vendors and banks spot potential human trafficking patterns in the money nexus to aid in stemming the crime and in prosecuting its alleged purveyors. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Sergio Pereira Leite |
Human Rights and the IMF Human rights and macroeconomic stability are far from incompatible. Rather, they both play crucial roles in the fight against poverty. By supporting sound economic policies and encouraging constructive dialogue within civil society, the IMF contributes to human rights. |
Finance & Development
September 2007 |
Book Reviews Ethics and Finance: Finding a Moral Compass in Business Today... Legal Foundations of International Monetary Stability... Economics the Caribbean way... etc. |
Bank Technology News
May 2007 |
The Six Regulatory Areas That Are Altering Bank Life Regulation is a part of bank life. Failure to comply shouldn't be. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005 |
Book Reviews And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out): Wall Street, the IMF, and the Bankrupting of Argentina by Paul Blustein... Chasing Dirty Money: The Fight Against Money Laundering by Peter Reuter and Edwin M. Truman... etc. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Masood Ahmed |
The Next Frontier Low-income countries gain ground in a globalized world, but they still face major challenges. |
