Table of contents
Money laundering through underground systems and non‐financial institutions
Fath El Rahman Abdalla El SheikhLists the many illegal sources of dirty money. Describes the underground techniques used to launder dirty money; they include investment in real estate or industrial projects…
Money laundering regulations in Jordan: a positive example of Middle Eastern country earnest about catching up with international financial standards
Lu’ayy Minwer Al‐RimawiReviews briefly the Jordanian legislation and other measures against money laundering; they include the Central Bank of Jordan Memorandum No. 210 /97, which was advisory and not…
Israel: the impact of the anti‐money laundering legislation on the banking system
Ruth Plato‐ShinarDescribes the background to the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 5760‐2000, which criminalises money laundering and reflects the fact that Israel had become a haven for money…
Repairing legitimacy after blacklisting by the Financial Action Task Force
Jackie JohnsonDescribes how the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has blacklisted countries which it believes provide laws and practices conducive to money laundering; this blacklisting…
Canada’s laws on money laundering and proceeds of crime: the international context
Daniel P. MurphyBegins with the Canadian Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act 1991, which was amended after 2001 into the Proceedings of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorism Financing Act…
Money laundering and gambling: the New Zealand experience
Brian BrooksOutlines relevant New Zealand legislation against money laundering, including the Crimes Act 1960, the Proceeds of Crime Act 1991, and the Financial Transactions Reporting Act…
The function of self‐regulating organisations in the Swiss money laundering control scheme
Luka Müller‐StuderDiscusses the function of the two types of self‐regulating organisations (SRO) in implementing the Swiss Federal Statute Concerning the Combat of Money Laundering in the Financial…
The anti‐money laundering regime in the Republic of Nauru
Trifin J. Roule, Michael SalakDescribes how Nauru was put on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of countries which are centres for money laundering; in response to this, the Nauruan Parliament passed…
Argentina: countering terrorism in the aftermath of the 1992 and 1994 bomb attacks in Buenos Aires
José C. BarbacciaDescribes Argentina as an ideal target for fundamentalist terrorism, since its local gangs give terrorists logistical advantages, while it has a large Jewish population. Outlines…
Money laundering, Terrorism, Regulation, Laws and legislation
Stefan D. CassellaDescribes a new form of money laundering which does not involve proceeds of past crimes but clean money intended to be used to commit future crimes. Adduces the financing of…
ISSN:
1368-5201Online date, start – end:
1997Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Li Hong Xing
- Prof Barry Rider