FIU revises casebook of suspicious money laundering transactions…reflects types of virtual asset price manipulation
Summary
- The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Financial Services Commission said it has included virtual asset price manipulation transactions in the types of suspicious money laundering transactions.
- The revised casebook reportedly reflects various suspicious transaction types, including virtual asset price manipulation and unfair stock trading.
- The FIU said it plans to distribute the casebook to anti-money laundering officers at financial companies, etc., in early next year.
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Financial Services Commission has included virtual asset price manipulation transactions among types of suspicious money laundering transactions.
On the 22nd, the FIU announced at the Open Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Related Agencies Council that it had fully revised the 「Reference Casebook of Suspicious Transactions for Money Laundering」. The revised casebook includes suspicious transaction types related to crimes that infringe on livelihoods targeting vulnerable groups and cross-border crimes, as well as suspicious transaction types related to unfair stock trading and virtual asset price manipulation.
The FIU explained that this revision reflects the latest trends in suspicious money laundering transactions in the casebook.
The revised casebook is scheduled to be published as a book in early next year, and, considering concerns about criminal misuse, it will be distributed to anti-money laundering officers at financial companies, etc.
Minseung Kang
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