Translated text:
2011 was marked by the rise Tracfin on business analysis and communications skills to interlocutors. In his annual report, the Service also highlights the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing related to certain types operations and certain economic sectors.
The development of new threats , including those related to new electronic means of payment as well as the emergence of virtual currency were also found by the celulle. Tracfin also presents an overview of the landmark cases in 2011 and an update on the financing of terrorism.Activity Report 2011 Tracfin analysis in the first part of the most recent risk laundering of money linked to certain types of transactions and some sectors.
Presenting cases unmarked Tracfin stressed that the sectors of security companies, fast food, the art market and vocational training companies are particularly sensitive to the risk of money laundering. Developments are also dedicated to emerging risks throughout the year, and that will require vigilance on the part of respondents, including the development of electronic money and especially virtual currency . Finally, the panorama of landmark cases in 2011 returns to the emblematic cases of complex insurance fraud, abuse of weakness, misuse of social benefits or the misuse of corporate assets and corruption.
The report also focuses on the financing of terrorism.In a second part, Tracfin describes the activity of each profession declarative device submitted to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. Celulle also presents the main thrusts of its partnership approach with these (developing tools for decision support, cooperation with regulators and professional bodies representing above).The third part of the paper is devoted to the reorganization of the Service and the encrypted data. activity The processing and analysis of information progress: more than 24,000 information received (19%) and more than 26,000 acts of investigations carried (+72.6%). 1064 information notes were sent to authorized contacts (20%). Internationally, the Department continued its work on the operational and institutional.
Within the Financial Action Task Force, the Department has participated in the revision of the international standarts and participated in the preparation of a report devoted to typological laundering funds from trafficking in human beings.Tracfin finally rears its social balance. With 84 agents, celulle strengthened its workforce has doubled since 2006, strengthening the capacity of humans can be explained by the continued growth of the service activity.
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