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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 6: Transnational Organized Crime (TOC)

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When the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)’s released its inaugural national priorities list for policy related to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), one of the eight priorities included on the list was transnational organized crime (TOC). trillion in 2009 or 3.6%

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Catching Criminals Difficult Due To Spread Of Government Cyber Tools

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Symantec Security, a leading security research firm, raised this concern in a recent blog post. Called Trojan.Bachosens , the malicious software was predominantly used by nation-state actors, which confused researchers working on the case. Surprisingly, the hacker flew under the watchful radar of security analysts for years.

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AIG Predicts Cyber Insurance From Firms In Greater China Will Skyrocket

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The executive, using statistics from Hong Kong Police, told Reuters that the number of cybersecurity incident reports have jumped to 6,000 in 2016 from 1,500 back in 2009. Interpol had estimated at the time that more than 100,000 organizations across 150 nations had been hit by the cyberattack. billion in the same time period.

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Why US Credit Card Fraud Complaints Are On The Rise

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The number of complaints reported in 2015 were the highest since before the 2009 recession, and ValuePenguin estimated that recent advancements in credit card security will do little to combat this. The state led the nation for the most per capita credit card fraud complaints for the second year in a row, with 7,999 complaints in 2015.

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Federal Reserve Raises 2020 Payment Services Fees By 2.4 Pct.

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Fees will stay the same as 2019 for the FedACH service, National Settlement Service and Fedwire Securities Service. From 2009 through 2018, the Reserve Banks recovered 102.6 The changes will result in average price increases of 3.3 percent for check services , 3.7 percent for Fedwire Funds and 2.9 percent for FedLine customers.

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Deep Dive: An Automated Approach To The $2T Global Money Laundering Problem

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Approximately 2 percent to 5 percent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) – $800 billion to $2 trillion – is laundered each year, according to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Rethinking Security Strategies . Financial and Ethical Security Strategies.

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The pro-cyclicality of capital ratios and credit supply, a tale of two sizes

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GDP data was collected from the Office for National Statistics and FRED® for the UK and US respectively. First, analysing years up to 2009 can be used to measure the cyclical patterns in a less regulated environment, providing evidence on whether Basel III needed cyclical components. Debt securities 8762 1790.39 Cash 8762 1413.30

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