1. Conduct and publish of expert operational and strategic studies on risks, trends, and methods;
2. Develop and refine international standards to combat money laundering, and the financing of terrorism and proliferation (the FATF Recommendations);
3. Develop global policies, best practices and guidance;
4. Assess and monitor compliance of its member countries with the standards through peer reviews and follow-up processes;
5. Promote and implement the FATF Recommendations by all countries through the global network of FATF-style regional bodies (FSRBs) and international organisations; and
6. Identify and engage with high-risk, non-co-operative jurisdictions as well as those with strategic deficiencies in their AML/CFT system and coordinate actions to protect the financial system against the threat posed by them.

1. Adopt and implement the FATF Recommendations;
2. Apply anti-money laundering measures to all the predicate crimes;
3. Implement measures to combat the financing of terrorism; and
4. Implement any other measures contained in the multilateral agreements and initiatives to which they subscribe for the prevention and control of the laundering of the proceeds of all predicate crimes and the financing of terrorist and proliferation activities.

1. Providing FIUs with a platform to securely exchange expertise and financial intelligence to combat ML/TF, and associated predicate offences;
2. Improving stakeholders’ understanding of ML/TF risks and draws upon operational experience to inform policy considerations, including AML/CFT implementation and AML/CFT reforms;
3. Supporting international partners’ and other stakeholders’ efforts to implement the resolutions and statements of the United Nations Security Council, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and G20 Finance Ministers

The Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for Southern Africa (ARINSA) is an informal multi-agency network which enables participating members to exchange information, model legislation and country laws in asset forfeiture, confiscation and money laundering. The aim of ARINSA is to increase the effectiveness of members’ efforts, individually and collectively, on a multi-agency basis, in depriving criminals of instrumentalities of crime and illicit profits. The key objectives of the ARINSA are to:

1. focus on the proceeds and instrumentalities of all crimes, within the scope of international obligations;
2. establish itself as a Centre of Excellence on all aspects of tackling the instrumentalities and proceeds of crime;
3. promote the exchange of information and good practice;
4. establish a network of contact points;
5. facilitate and promote, the establishment, where possible, of national centres of excellence in all aspects of tackling the proceeds of crime;
6. make recommendations to other bodies such as the Eastern and Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) and SADC, relating to all aspects of tackling the proceeds of crime;
7. act as an advisory group to appropriate authorities;
8. facilitate, where possible, training in all aspects of tackling the proceeds of crime;
9. recognise the importance of cooperation with the private sector in achieving its aim.

For the period January 2016 to 29^th March 2024, the FIU, through the ARID, was a member of ARINSA. As an ARINSA Member, the ARID was able to exchange information with its counterparts in the region for the purpose of tracking and recovering proceeds of crime. Visit the ARINSA website for more information.