Details
Date:
Sept 14 - 17, 2021
Time:
09:00 am - 12:00 pm
Course Number:
STR21.13
Application Deadline
Sept 07, 2021
STI Webinar on Virtual Assets (VAs) and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs)
Speakers
Ms. Grace Jackson (Financial Sector Expert, Legal Department, IMF)
Mr. Carlos Acosta (Counsel, Legal Department, IMF)
Mr. Maksym Markevych (Financial Sector Expert, Legal Department, IMF)
Mr. Clive Scott (AML/CFT Advisor, Legal Department, IMF)
Target Audience
The webinar will be particularly useful for:
- Policy makers responsible for the introduction of AML/CFT laws and policies for the VASP sector;
- AML/CFT supervisors and risk analysts;
- Investigators and prosecutors responsible for the enforcement of the ML offence and other financial crimes; and
- FIU analysts.
Webinar Description
The webinar will examine the key concepts of VAs and VASPs and the ways in which ML/TF risks related to VAs can be assessed, along with the elements required for an effective AML/CFT legal framework. Licensing/registration, preventative measures and supervision will be covered, with particular emphasis on how they apply to the VASP sector. The ways in which VAs might influence how financial intelligence is processed and financial crimes are investigated and prosecuted will also be discussed along with the challenges posed by VAs for asset confiscation.
For additional information about the Webinar, please contact Ms. Joan Goh, Senior Programs Executive at jgoh@imf.org.
