Singapore

Singapore's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

27 Sep 2016

The FATF conducted an assessment of Singapore’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) system, based on the 2012 FATF Recommendations, and using the 2013 Methodology. The assessment is a comprehensive review of the effectiveness of Singapore’s AML/CFT system and its level of compliance with the FATF Recommendations.

Technical Compliance

Ratings which reflect the extent to which a country has implemented the technical requirements of the FATF Recommendations.

Singapore Follow-Up Report - 2019

R.1 - Assessing risk & applying risk-based approach: LC
R.2 - National cooperation and coordination: C
R.3 - Money laundering offence: C
R.4 - Confiscation and provisional measures: C
R.5 - Terrorist financing offence: LC
R.6 - Targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism & terrorist financing: LC
R.7 - Targeted financial sanctions related to proliferation: LC
R.8 - Non-profit organisations: LC
R.9 - Financial institution secrecy laws: C
R.10 - Customer due diligence: C
R.11 - Record keeping: C
R.12 - Politically exposed persons: C
R.13 - Correspondent banking: C
R.14 - Money or value transfer services: LC
R.15 - New technologies: C
R.16 - Wire transfers: C
R.17 - Reliance on third parties: C
R.18 - Internal controls and foreign branches and subsidiaries: C
R.19 - Higher-risk countries: LC
R.20 - Reporting of suspicious transactions: LC
R.21 - Tipping-off and confidentiality: C
R.22 - DNFBPs: Customer due diligence: PC
R.23 - DNFBPs: Other measures: LC
R.24 - Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons: LC
R.25 - Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal arrangements: C
R.26 - Regulation and supervision of financial institutions: LC
R.27 - Powers of supervisors: C
R.28 - Regulation and supervision of DNFBPs: PC
R.29 - Financial intelligence units: C
R.30 - Responsibilities of law enforcement and investigative authorities: C
R.31 - Powers of law enforcement and investigative authorities: C
R.32 - Cash couriers: C
R.33 - Statistics: LC
R.34 - Guidance and feedback: LC
R.35- Sanctions: PC
R.36 - International instruments: C
R.37 - Mutual legal assistance: LC
R.38 - Mutual legal assistance: freezing and confiscation: LC
R.39 - Extradition: LC
R.40 - Other forms of international cooperation: LC

C = compliant | LC = largely compliant | PC = partially compliant | NC = non-compliant

Effectiveness

Ratings that reflect the extent to which a country's measures are effective. The assessment is conducted on the basis of 11 immediate outcomes, which represent key goals that an effective AML/CFT system should achieve.