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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459788703321

Autore

Verhage Antoinette <1977-, >

Titolo

The anti money laundering complex and the compliance industry / / Antoinette Verhage

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-10380-X

9786613103802

1-136-80865-5

0-203-82848-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in crime and economics ; ; 3

Disciplina

332.1/7

Soggetti

Money laundering - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Methodology in studying corporations : breaking out of the tunnel vision -- Money laundering and the social reaction : a battle instigated by power motives? -- The compliance officer : functioning between the hammer and the anvil -- The anti money laundering complex : a public-private approach of anti money laundering -- The beauty of grey : the investigation of suspicious transactions -- Supply and demand : anti money laundering by the compliance industry -- The AML chain in Belgium : measuring "effectiveness"? -- Conclusion : policing the money.

Sommario/riassunto

Financial institutions, as gateways to the financial system, to economic power and possibilities, are one of the major vehicles for money laundering and therefore also represent an important means to prevent this type of crime. The compliance officer symbolises a part of this private investment in anti money laundering (AML) and as a bank employee is responsible for the implementation of governmental objectives, trapped between crime fighting objectives and commercial goals. The duality of the involvement of private partners in the AML complex and the vastness of the system serves as a back