Financial Intelligence Unit

Financial Intelligence (or FININT) is the gathering of information about the financial affairs of entities of interest, to understand their nature and capabilities, and predict their intentions. Generally the term applies in the context of law enforcement and related activities. Examples of financial intelligence could include:Identifying high-risk housing tenants on the basis of past rental histories.Deterring tax payers trying to avoid their ficudiary obligations by moving wealth surreptitiously out of a tax-levying jurisdiction.Discovering safe havens where criminals park the proceeds of crime.Accounting for how a large sum of money handed to a targeted individual disappearsChecking to see if a corrupt individual has had any sudden and unexplained windfalls.Detecting relationships between terrorist cells through remittances.
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"A central, national agency responsible for receiving (and, as permitted, requesting), analysing and disseminating to the competent authorities, disclosures of financial information: concerning suspected proceeds of crime, or required by national legislation or regulation, in order to counter money laundering." (Statement of Purpose of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units)