The overwhelming majority of laundered funds originate from income tax evasion, yet there is no corresponding SAR category.
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Broker-dealers look to enforcement actions to understand Finra's AML priorities. BDs may end up scouring their customer records to see if they have similar documentary issues … and that could draw funds and attention away from priorities identified in the National Strategy for Combatting Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing.
Alison Jimenez, president of Dynamic Securities Analytics, authored “Healthcare Fraud During a Pandemic: Fast Facts […]
There is a complete disjoint between what financial institutions are asked to report, what they do report, and national illicit finance priorities.
Alison Jimenez, president of Dynamic Securities Analytics, authored “What Financial Institutions Need to Know about […]
DSA analyzed SAR data and BSA regulator enforcement data to compare the level of regulator scrutiny.
2,301,163 SARs were filed in 2019 which is an increase of 6% from 2018 levels. Depository Institutions filed 48% of all SARs, MSBs accounted for 37% and Securities/Futures filed 9%.