The Government of the United States has generously provided significant voluntary funding to the APG to support technical assistance and training programmes to priority APG members.
At the conclusion of the 13th Annual Meeting in Singapore, during the week of 12 - 16 July 2010, India assumed the role as rotating APG Co-Chair from Singapore for the term July 2010-July 2012. India is represented by Shri K Jose Cyriac.
The 2010 APG Typologies Report is now available for download via the Documents section of the APG website.
Bangladesh to Host 2010 Typologies Workshop in October
The Government of Bangladesh will host the 2010 APG Typologies Workshop from 25-28 October 2010 in Dhaka.
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APG Mutual Evaluations of Nepal and the Marshall Islands September 2010
The APG will conduct mutual evaluation on-site visits to Nepal and the Republic of the Marshall Islands in September 2010 to evaluate their compliance with the global AML/CFT standards.
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APG Mutual Evaluation of Lao PDR, October 2010
The APG will conduct a mutual evaluation on-site visit to Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) in October 2010.
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SIP Regional Workshop, Wellington, New Zealand, November 2010
The APG and the World Bank will conduct a SIP Framework training event from 17 to 19 November 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Beware of attempted frauds using APG's name - see "Fraud Warning" below
The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) is an international organisation (regionally focused) consisting of 40 members and a number of international and regional observers including the United Nations, IMF, FATF, Asian Development Bank and World Bank (see Members and Observers links for the list).
The APG is closely affiliated with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), whose Secretariat is located in the OECD headquarters in Paris, France. All APG members commit to effectively implement the FATF's international standards for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism, referred to as the 40+9 Recommendations. Part of this commitment includes implementing measures against terrorists listed by the United Nations in the "UNSC 1267 Consolidated List": The UN Security Council 1267 Committee Consolidated List - Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden, & the Taliban etc.
APG's Functions
The APG has a number of functions including:
- Assess APG members' compliance with the global AML/CFT standards through mutual evaluations;
- Coordinate technical assistance and training with donor agencies and APG members/observers to improve compliance with the AML/CFT standards;
- Co-operate with the international AML/CFT network;
- Conduct research into money laundering and terrorist financing methods, trends, risks and vulnerabilities;
- Contribute to the global AML/CFT policy development by active Associate Membership of FATF.
APG Contacts
Information on the APG, its roles, functions and work plan, is available throughout this web site, or from the APG Secretariat at:
APG Secretariat Street: 110 Goulburn Street Sydney, New South Wales 2000 AUSTRALIA Mail: Locked Bag A3000 Sydney South New South Wales 1232 AUSTRALIA Telephone: +612 9286 4383 Fax: +612 9286 4393
Email: mail@apgml.org
FRAUD WARNING
Beware of attempted frauds misuing the APG's name and requesting for fees for 'certificates' and other fraudulent services
Various types of scam emails or letters purporting to be from or associated with the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) and, in some cases, the names or titles of APG Secretariat staff, have been circulating requesting fees for the transfer of money. Criminals who fraudulently claim to be from the APG commonly approach victims with tales of moneys being owed to them by way of a lottery win or an inheritance which will be payable by international transfers of funds. To gain access to these funds, victims are asked by criminals (who fraudulently claim to be from the APG) to pay fees for fictitious services relating to verification of the origin of the funds. The criminals claim that the funds will be blocked if the customer fails to pay the fees. The APG (and any other similar international body) does not provide any such services nor does it request fees or have the power to block any account or issue any ‘certificates’ for anti-money laundering or terrorist financing compliance. In addition, the APG is not a law enforcement agency and does not maintain any regional office or employees outside its Secretariat in Sydney.
Any approach using the APG’s name in relation to payment of fees or release of funds is fraudulent and should be reported to law enforcement authorities in the recipient’s home jurisdiction.
Commonly used acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations
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