i r y co p o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e Suspicious Transaction Report e h t s n w Trends and Quality Improvement o e c c i l Po r o eF Chief Inspector Bernard LAW g n o K Joint Financial Intelligence Unit g n Ho Joint Financial Intelligence Unit s i h t All rights, including copyright, in this PowerPoint file are owned f o t and reserved by the Hong Kong Police Force. Unless prior h g i of Police, you r permission in writing is given by the Commissioner y p may not use the materials other thanco for your personal learning e and in the course of your official duty. h t s n w o 重 要告示 e c r o F 香港警務處持有並保留本簡報檔案包括版權在內的所有權益。除預 e c i l 先獲得警務處處長書面許可外,本簡報檔案只可用作個人學習及處 o P g 理公務上用途。 n o K g n o Important Notice H m u c do t n e Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Agenda m u c do s i • Importance of Reporting Institutions h t f o t h • Typologies g i r y p o • Statistic of Suspicious Transaction c e h t Reports s n w o e Transaction Reporting • Quality Suspicious c r o F • Conclusion lice n o H n o gK t n e o P g Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Importance of Reporting Institution FIUs H g n o g n Ko e c i l o P c r Fo i r y co p e h t s n w o e AML/CFT Reporting Institutions o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e role LEAs Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Different Players and Roles Reporting Institutions • Customer identification • Record keeping • Internal systems and controls FIUs i r y co p e h t s n • Dissemination w o e • Information exchange c r o • Handling STR F • Feedback e • Suspicious transactions lic o • Outreach program P g n o K g n Ho o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e LEAs • ML investigation • Asset tracing • Asset recovery • Information exchange • MLA Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Information Flow FIU’s Other Intelligence agencies Reporting Entities e h t s n w o e i r y co p o t gh m u c do s i Police/ h f tProsecuting t n e authorities STR H g n o g n Ko e c i l o P c r Fo context Intelligence products context Transformation process context Transformation process INFORMATION Evidence in case Joint Financial Intelligence Unit e h t s n w o e H g n o g n Ko i r y co p o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e c r o F e c i Typologies l o P Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Typologies t n e m u c do A series of ML or TF arrangementsiswhich are h t f o conducted in similar mannerht or using the g i r y p o same methods. c e h t s n w o In general term, the study of methods, e c r o F techniques liceand trends used by money o P g n launderer o and terrorist financier. K g n Ho Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Typologies t n e m u c o d To help the reporting institutions in s i h t f o t h understanding the trend and identifying g i r y p o c e the vulnerable areasthused by the Money s n w o Launderer andorTerrorist Financier ce F e c i l o P g n o K g n Ho Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Typologies Corporate Vehicle • easy to set up • beneficial ownership • shell company e h t s n w o e i r y co p o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e Use of TCSP • non-resident holding several companies • registered / corresponding address • secretarial services H g n o g n Ko e c i l o P c r Fo Bank Account • opened company accounts with different banks • 3rd party as authorized signatories Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Typologies Trade-based Transaction • over & under invoicing • counter balance • multiple business e h t s n w o e i r y co p o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e Money Transfer • e-Banking • via Money Services Operator • multiple transfers between accounts H g n o e c i l o P c r Fo g n Ko Other issues • unlicensed Money Services Operator • front man • theft of identity Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Typologies Indicators • • • • • • m u c do t n e s i h t Multiple inward remittances from different fsenders o t h g i r Multiple outward remittances to overseas accounts y p o c e h Temporary repository of fund t s n w o enot commensurate with customer Destination of transfer c r o F e profile c i l o P g n Paymentoof “consultancy fees” or “loan” K g n only operated for a few months o Accounts H Joint Financial Intelligence Unit STR received in the past 10 years s i h 90 t 6 f 19 25000 20000 9 02 15000 1 7 08 1 4 1 8 7 6 11 10000 5000 0 H g n o g n Ko e c i l o P 05 5 13 c r Fo 14 7 ,55 1 e h t s n w o e o t g8h 062 r ,8i3 y 4 cop1 7 5 4 , 5 m u c do t n e 87 2 20 00 7 23 16 Aug 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 • Represents no. of STR made by Banks Estimated no. of STR received in 2012 Joint Financial Intelligence Unit 13 Quality Reporting Suspicion identified? Sufficient information? n o H n o gK e c i l o gP c r Fo e h t s n w o e Precise and Concise? i r y co p o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e CDD and KYC process? Evaluation? Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Quality Reporting Sufficient Information i • Client / BO information r y p o - company details c e h t - ID information ns w o e c r o • Transaction information F e c i - fund flowol P g n - counterparties information o K g n o H o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Quality Reporting Suspicion identified is th m u c do t n e f o t h g i r y p o c Background of customer/BO e h t s Quote source of suspicion n w o n o H n o gK • • •e Transaction patterns c r o F ice • Avoid incoherent information l o gP Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Quality Reporting KYC and CDD Process o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e i information • Update Personal and Company r y p o c • Enquire customers forhesuspicious t s transactions n w o e c • On-going transaction monitoring r o n o H n o gK o P g F e lic Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Quality Reporting Precise and Concise o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e i year <= 24,000 r • Estimated STRs received this y p o c • Quality reporting is essential e h t s n • Precise and concise without redundant and w o e c duplicated information r o n o H n o gK o P g F e lic Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Quality Reporting Evaluation o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e i if risk can • Not every STR is to be reported r y p o c be mitigated e h t s • Detailed the conclusion reached on the n w o e necessity of STR reporting c r o F • Report STR il ceonce suspicion arose n o H n o gK o P g Joint Financial Intelligence Unit Conclusion t n e m u c “Compliance is not a ‘check-the-box’ o d s i exercise, but rather of threquires t h ig financial institutions topyrexercise their o c judgement, as s informed by our he t n w o guidance andceassistance. ” r o F e c i l o Bill Fox, ex-FinCEN Director P g n o K g n Ho Joint Financial Intelligence Unit e h t s n w o e i r y co p o t gh s i h ft m u c do t n e c r Thank You o eF H g n o g n Ko c i l Po Joint Financial Intelligence Unit
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