Introduction: cross-border banking in a globalized era -- A primer on international financial standards on illicit financing -- A theory of unofficial market enforcement -- The FATF's fight against illicit financing -- How the noncomplier list drives FATF compliance -- Unofficial market enforcement against listed countries -- Fighting illicit financing in Southeast Asia -- Conclusion: the power and peril of markets as enforcers.
Summary:
"In recent years, international regulation has caused big banks to cut thousands of cross-border relationships with overseas banks. Domestic banks in those countries cannot afford to be cut off from global financial markets and so become advocates for more regulation. A 39-member intergovernmental body, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has enlisted cross-border banks to keep 'bad money' out of the financial system"-- Provided by publisher.
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