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Money Laundering

What is Money laundering?

The goal of many criminal acts is to generate a profit for the individual or group carrying out the act. Money laundering involves processing these criminal...
Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 at 4:54 PM

What is a Money Laundering offence?

A person shall be guilty of the offence of money laundering if found to have directly or indirectly attempted to indulge, knowingly assisted, or knowingly ...
Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 at 5:00 PM

How are Efforts to Combat Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism linked?

Money laundering is the process of concealing the illicit origin of proceeds of crimes, while terrorist financing involves the collection or provision of fu...
Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 at 5:03 PM

What is the connection with society at large?

The possible social and political costs of money laundering, if left unchecked or dealt with ineffectively, are serious. Organized crime can infiltrate fina...
Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Why is AML/CFT important?

AML/CFT is important for the following reasons: To protect the financial system. To prevent criminals from enjoying the proceeds of crimes. To prevent c...
Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 at 5:12 PM

Laws in India related to Anti money laundering

There is an act called the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA). The purpose of this act is to prevent the financing of terrorism and to prevent t...
Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 at 5:28 PM

Why is Customer Due Diligence necessary?

Many methods employed by criminals to launder money or finance terrorism involve the use of the financial system to transfer funds. Financial institutions, ...
Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 at 5:25 PM

Why is KYC important?

"Know Your Customer" (KYC) is the guiding principle behind Anti-Money Laundering (AML) measures. It incorporates "Know Your Customer" st...
Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 at 5:22 PM

Client obligation related to Anti money laundering

1. What does this have to do with opening a Trading/Demat account? The first step in the money laundering process for criminals is to get their money int...
Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 at 5:18 PM