About the FATF Established in 1989 by the Group of 7 (G7), the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental taskforce that functions as an international watchdog for global money laundering and terrorism financing. The FATF regularly reviews countries with deficiencies in anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CTF), and counter-proliferation financing (CPF) and works…
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Every year, Interpol publishes a retrospective annual report on the notable events, successes, and outcomes from the previous year. The most recent report, published in December 2025, reflected upon its accomplishments in 2024. In the report’s foreword, Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza discussed the numerous successes the organisation has experienced over the course of the year,…
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About AUSTRAC The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator and financial intelligence service. It ensures that businesses are compliant with their reporting and risk management obligations and analyses, and also provides law enforcement authorities and national security partners with information to assist them in their investigations…
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About the J5 The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) is a partnership between five nations (US, UK, Australia, Netherlands, Canada) aimed at combatting transnational money laundering and tax crime. The organisation was established in 2018 following the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s call to action to fight tax crime. The representative…
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About AUSTRAC The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator and financial intelligence service. It ensures that businesses are compliant with their reporting and risk management obligations and analyses and provides law enforcement authorities and national security partners with information to assist them in their investigations and…
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Transnational crime and global cooperation In light of the transnational nature of crime in today’s world, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) regularly partners with international law enforcement agencies to assist them in their investigations, and in doing so helps preserve the international rule of law and protect Australians from overseas threats. International objectives and…
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About the AFP The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is Australia’s national law enforcement agency and is tasked with investigating crimes and protecting the Commonwealth of Australia’s national security. At present, the agency sits under the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) portfolio. Foreign threats to Australia The threats Australia regularly faces includes hostile foreign state…
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Multi-agency cooperation The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced in September 2025 that research and contributions from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Egmont Group, UNODC, and Interpol resulted in the publishing of the Handbook on International Co-operation on Money Laundering, Detection, Investigation, and Prosecution. Goals of the handbook The handbook…
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About ENFAST and Europol Established in 2013, the European Network of Fugitive Action Search Teams (ENFAST) is an informal international network of specialised police officers from numerous European Union (EU) member states who are contactable on a 24/7 basis to respond to alerts to locate and arrest wanted fugitives in Europe. ENFAST is supported in…
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About the FATF Established in 1989 by the Group of 7 (G7), the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental taskforce that functions as an international watchdog for global money laundering and terrorism financing. The FATF regularly reviews countries with deficiencies in anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and counter-proliferation financing…
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