This book is an essential tool for judges, legal practitioners, reporting institutions, law enforcement agencies, scholars, researchers, academicians, and university students. This book details the most up-to-date laws, legislations, cases, regulations, international frameworks and provides a practical guidance towards its implementation. The detailed analysis on the principles and complexities of anti-money laundering and financial crime laws in each chapter is done in a simplified and structured manner, with clear headings that make it easy for referencing.

Key Features

• Comprehensive analysis of the obligations and duties of reporting institutions
• Analysis on the AML/CFT offences provided under the legislations
• Analysis on the powers given to the competent authority, supervisory authority, law enforcement agencies, and investigators
• Analysis on the variety of orders provided under AMLATFPUAA 2001
• Review of all major relevant cases from Malaysia and commonwealth jurisdictions
• Examination on bona fide third parties
• Discussion on constitutional issues
• Evaluation on compound

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Laws, Regulations, and Guidelines

Chapter 3 International Bodies and Organisations

Chapter 4 National Bodies and Organisations

Chapter 5 The Legal Framework In Malaysia

Chapter 6 Money Laundering Offence

Chapter 7 Reporting Institutions & Obligations

Chapter 8 Investigations

Chapter 9 Orders

Chapter 10 Terrorism Financing (Tf)

Chapter 11 Proliferation Financing

Chapter 12 International Cooperation