A financial intelligence unit (FIU) is a national body or government agency that collects, analyzes, and disseminates financial information related to potential financial crimes, such as money laundering and terrorist financing. One of the core functions of an FIU is to receive disclosures filed by reporting entities, such as banks, money service businesses, casinos, and other obliged entities, that are required to report suspicious or unusual financial activity. These disclosures, also known as suspicious activity reports (SARs) or suspicious transaction reports (STRs), provide valuable intelligence for the FIU and other competent authorities to identify and investigate financial crimes and trace illicit funds. The other statements do not describe the duties of an FIU, but rather the roles of other agencies or bodies, such as the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the US, which administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions, or the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which sets international standards for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) supervision and regulation.
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By delivering the same annual refresher training to all employees, the compliance officer could miss the opportunity to update the staff on any new trends, developments, or risks that have emerged in the anti-money laundering field. For example, new typologies, indicators, technologies, or best practices could be relevant for the staff to be aware of and apply in their daily work. Moreover, the compliance officer could also miss the chance to share any links to enforcement actions identifying violations in other financial institutions that could serve as lessons learned or case studies for the staff to avoid similar mistakes or gaps in their compliance program.
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When a prosecutor instructs a bank to freeze the assets and bank accounts held by one of its clients, the bank must take the following actions:
* Ensure the client and beneficiaries are unable to access any frozen assets during the freeze order. This means the bank must prevent any withdrawals, transfers, payments, or other transactions from the frozen accounts or assets. The bank must also notify the client and beneficiaries of the freeze order and the reason for it. The bank must comply with the freezeorder until it is lifted by the court or the prosecutor12.
* An affidavit must accompany the freeze order for the bank to comply with the request. An affidavit is a sworn statement that provides the legal basis and evidence for the freeze order. The affidavit must specify the name of the client, the amount and location of the assets to be frozen,the nature and source of the funds, the suspected criminal activity, and the legal authority for the freeze order3 .
* The institution should obtain a copy of the court order to freeze the assets of the named individuals. A court order is a legal document that authorizes the bank to freeze the assets and accounts of the client.
The court order must be signed by a judge or a magistrate and must include the same information as the affidavit. The bank should keep a copy of the court order for its records and to verify its validity .
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