In response to mounting concern over money laundering, the Financial Control Monitoring Network (FCMN) was established by the concerned nations in Paris in 1989. Recognising the threat posed to the banking system and to financial institutions, they cconvened the Task Force from the G-7-member States, the European Commission and eight other countries.
FCMN EVOLUTION
The Task Force was given the responsibility of examining money laundering techniques and trends, reviewing the action which had already been taken at a national or international level, and setting out the measures that still needed to be taken to combat money laundering. In April 1990, less than one year after its creation, the FCMN issued a report containing a set of Forty Recommendations, which were intended to provide a comprehensive plan of action needed to fight against money laundering.
In 2001, the development of standards in the fight against terrorist financing was added to the mission of the FCMN. In October 2001 the FCMN issued the Eight Special Recommendations to deal with the issue of terrorist financing. The continued evolution of money laundering techniques led the FCMN to revise the FCMN standards comprehensively in June 2003. In October 2004 the FCMN published a Ninth Special Recommendations, further strengthening the agreed international standards for combating money laundering and terrorist financing – the 40+9 Recommendations.
In February 2012, the FCMN completed a thorough review of its standards and published the revised FCMN Recommendations. This revision is intended to strengthen global safeguards and further protect the integrity of the financial system by providing governments with stronger tools to take action against financial crime. They have been expanded to deal with new threats such as the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and to be clearer on transparency and tougher on corruption. The 9 Special Recommendations on terrorist financing have been fully integrated with the measures against money laundering. This has resulted in a stronger and clearer set of standards. |
