Table of contents
Terrorist financing: foxes run to ground
David D. AufhauserReviews the progress of the measures against terrorism, a task hugely accelerated since the attacks of September 11. Outlines the US President’s power as expressed in the…
The war against terrorist financing
William AllenPresents a view on the war on terror from the perspective of a small country, the Bahamas, which is an offshore financial centre. Recounts the dispute between the Financial Action…
It takes two to tango: international financial regulation and offshore centres
Donato Masciandaro, Alessandro PortolanoFocuses on the features of some countries that make them more likely to offer money laundering services, arguing that these tax havens are structurally different from other…
Mexican suspicious transaction reporting: legislation
Antonio Herrera Vargas, James BackhouseTraces how Mexico’s anti‐money laundering regime developed, under international pressure, since 1989; the country is considered one of the top 20 centres of laundered money…
Chinese criminal law concerning money laundering
He PingTraces the evolution of criminal law against money laundering to the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988, which required member…
Using confiscated money
Daniel P. MurphyDiscusses the sharing of assets confiscated from money launderers by the nations that cooperate against the laundering practice, with special reference to Canada’s approach…
Self‐regulation in combating money laundering
Nadja CapusExamines the Swiss Money Laundering Act enacted in October 1997; this set up 12 self‐regulation bodies to take control of the financial market and has thus blurred the distinction…
Recent legislative, regulatory and bureaucratic initiatives to increase anti‐money laundering efforts in Ukraine
Trifin J. Roule, Michael SalakIntroduces the status of money laundering control in Ukraine: in 2001 the country was placed on the list of Non‐Cooperative Countries and Territories by the Financial Action Task…
Money laundering in Malaysia
Bala Shanmugam, Mahendhiran Nair, R. SuganthiHighlights the growth of money laundering in Malaysia and the efforts of the Malaysian government to curb it, including the Anti‐Money Laundering Act 2001; Malaysia was named by…
The fight against money laundering ‐ the Swiss way
Dina BalleyguierExamines the Swiss campaign against money laundering, especially: anti‐money laundering rules for non‐bank and non‐insurance financial institutions, the mix of direct and indirect…
The International Monetary Fund’s involvement in combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism
William E. HolderTraces how the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in money laundering/combating terrorist financing has developed, its competence and the instruments it uses. Explores…
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1368-5201Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Li Hong Xing
- Prof Barry Rider