Introduction 1
1 What is Money Laundering? 5
2 The Process of Money Laundering 15
3 International Money-laundering Regulation – The Role of the Financial Action Task Force 21
4 The EC Money Laundering Directives 59
5 UN Resolutions 79
6 The UK Regulatory Framework 83
7 How Money-laundering-deterrence Regulations are Applied in the UK – The Joint Money Laundering Steering Group 93
8 The Wolfsberg Principles 111
9 The US Regulatory Framework 127
10 Financial Sanctions 139
11 Risk Management and Money-laundering Deterrence 149
12 The Role of the Money Laundering Reporting Officer 159
13 Know Your Customer 169
14 Money Laundering Training 181
15 Retail Customer Identification 189
16 Corporate Customer Identification 199
17 Politically Exposed Persons 207
18 Non-face-to-face Customers 217
19 Suspicious Conduct and Transactions 225
20 Unusual Transactions 235
21 Investigating Suspicions 241
22 Ongoing Monitoring 253
23 Tipping Off 261
24 Correspondent Banking 265
25 Record-keeping 271
26 Money-laundering-deterrence Software 277
27 Country Profiles 285
27.1 Country Profile: Albania 286
27.2 Country Profile: Argentina 298
27.3 Country Profile: Australia 308
27.4 Country Profile: Bahamas 322
27.5 Country Profile: Barbados 335
27.6 Country Profile: Brazil 348
27.7 Country Profile: British Virgin Islands 355
27.8 Country Profile: Canada 367
27.9 Country Profile: Cayman Islands 384
27.10 Country Profile: China 396
27.11 Country Profile: Denmark 405
27.12 Country Profile: Finland 416
27.13 Country Profile: France 428
27.14 Country Profile: Germany 436
27.15 Country Profile: Guernsey 443
27.16 Country Profile: Hong Kong 458
27.17 Country Profile: India 473
27.18 Country Profile: Isle of Man 484
27.19 Country Profile: Japan 496
27.20 Country Profile: Jersey 503
27.21 Country Profile: Kenya 516
27.22 Country Profile: Liechtenstein 529
27.23 Country Profile: Malaysia 539
27.24 Country Profile: Mexico 552
27.25 Country Profile: Monaco 563
27.26 Country Profile: Morocco 575
27.27 Country Profile: Nigeria 584
27.28 Country Profile: Poland 593
27.29 Country Profile: Russia 604
27.30 Country Profile: Singapore 615
27.31 Country Profile: South Africa 625
27.32 Country Profile: South Korea (“Republic of Korea”) 638
27.33 Country Profile: Switzerland 651
27.34 Country Profile: UAE 663
27.35 Country Profile: Ukraine 677
27.36 Country Profile: United States of America 687
27.37 Country Profile: Vietnam 700
Appendix: Transparency International 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index 713
Index 719
