Examples of Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit in a sentence
While the detailed description of the responsibilities of the MLRO is laid out in the Human Resources Roles and Responsibilities Policy, the MLRO’s main responsibility will be that of considering any internal reports of unusual or suspicious transactions that are raised within the company, and, following up on these reports and also filing a STR with the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU), when this is deemed necessary.
You certify that the assets placed or to be placed in the Account are or shall be the product of legitimate activity, and that the Account shall not be used for money laundering purposes.The Bank shall not accept any liability for the transmission of information of whatever nature to the FIAU (Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit) Malta on its own initiative or on request.
Customers acknowledge and accept that such accounts may still be reportable by FXDD to the various regulatory authorities to which FXDD is subject, including inter alia IRD of Malta, IRS of the United States of America, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit and the Malta Financial Services Authority.
Accordingly, besides adhering to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 1994, Licence Holders are required to adhere to the Regulations and any Implementing Procedures and any guidance notes issued by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit.
In May 2021 Merkanti Bank received an administrative penalty of €0.3million by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) relating to deficiencies in relation to certain internal administrative processes, including customer risk assessment, due diligence and ongoing monitoring of transactions.
The PMLA establishes the foundations for the legal framework by introducing basic legal definitions, laying down the procedures for the investigation and prosecution of money laundering offences, and establishing the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (“FIAU”).
The delegation could meet with most of the relevant persons (Minister of Finances, tax authorities, Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU), police ...).
Raymond Zammit was subsequently given a well-paid ‘position of trust’ by justice minister Dr Bonnici.14 His successor, Michael Cassar, resigned on health grounds after receiving a report from the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit detailing corrupt payments to energy minister Konrad Mizzi (see further below).
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit is in place but needs to be reinforced to become fully operational.
This assessment was coordinated by the NCC and with intelligence shared from the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU), the Malta Business Registry (MBR), the Office of the Commissioner for Revenue (OCfR),the Office of the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Investigations Department (FCID), Komunita’ Malta, the Department of Customs and the Central Bank of Malta.