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''US banking''
(FATF).


Often referred to as the Federal Reserve or simply 'the Fed', the Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States which sets, implements and supervises monetary policy (Federal Reserve Act of 1913) as well as supervising some banks.  
''Anti money laundering.''
 
An inter-governmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of policies, both at national and international levels, to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
 
FATF issued a number of recommendations - the 40 Recommendations, which formed the basis of most countries’ anti money laundering legislation plus 9 Special Recommendations on Terrorist financing.  The Recommendations were subsequently updated and integrated to form the International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism & Proliferation.  




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System]]
* [[Financial Intelligence Units]]
* [[Fed funds]]
* [[Money laundering]]
* [[Federal Reserve Bank]]
* [[Standardised corporate environment]]
* [[Federal Open Market Committee]]
 
* [[Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review]]
[[Category:Regulation_and_Law]]

Revision as of 15:08, 12 April 2014

(FATF).

Anti money laundering.

An inter-governmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of policies, both at national and international levels, to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

FATF issued a number of recommendations - the 40 Recommendations, which formed the basis of most countries’ anti money laundering legislation plus 9 Special Recommendations on Terrorist financing. The Recommendations were subsequently updated and integrated to form the International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism & Proliferation.


See also