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| Liechtenstein Highlights Role Of FIU |
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
On the occasion of its tenth anniversary, Liechtenstein’s Financial Intelligence
Unit (FIU) held a symposium on financial intelligence, during which the key
role and responsibilities of the unit were highlighted as well as its significant
contribution to the reputation of the principality’s financial centre.
During his keynote speech, head of the FIU René Brülhart underscored
that, especially in times of radical change and crisis, financial intermediaries
must be able to submit their suspicious activity reports to a neutral entity,
independent of both the supervisory and law enforcement authorities, with the focus
on early detection.
Brülhart explained that the Liechtenstein Financial Intelligence Unit
serves as a good defence system for the principality, to detect money laundering,
predicates to money laundering, organized crime and the financing of terrorism.
In his closing address, Liechtenstein’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister
Klaus Tschütscher underlined the importance of the unit for the Liechtenstein
economic and financial centre, noting that by clearly and consistently implementing
the new international standards it has served to greatly strengthen the principality’s
reputation.
Tschütscher ended by alluding to the key competencies of the unit, notably its ability to work alongside other
state institutions and agencies.
Designed to contribute to protecting the Liechtenstein financial centre from
abuse by criminal activities, the FIU is not a supervisory authority, nor is
it part of the criminal prosecution authorities.
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