International framework of the fight against money laundering

Discover the international conventions or rules of the fight against money laundering as well as the international organizations involved in this fight.

The training is introduced by an explanation of the money laundering process with its three stages: placement, stacking and integration.

The training continues with a presentation of the main points of the founding texts of the fight against money laundering at the international level, such as the Council of Europe Recommendation, the Vienna and Palermo Conventions. Emphasis is placed on the various Basel Committee documents and FATF Recommendations as well as on the evolution of the content of these texts over time.

The training ends with a brief explanation of the role of the FATF in the development of international standards, the Egmont Group, which includes financial intelligence units, and the Wolfsberg Group.