Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Korea appoints World Bank specialist as head of FATF training institute

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Korea appoints World Bank specialist as head of FATF training institute.


Korea has appointed a World Bank specialist as the director of a new educational institute on anti-money laundering that will open later this month, announced the Financial Intelligence Unit under the Financial Services Commission on Thursday. 

Kevin Stephenson, a senior specialist on the financial sector at the World Bank, will head the Training and Research Institute called TREIN under the Financial Action Task Force. It is slated for an official launch at Busan International Finance Center on Sept. 20. 



The FATF TREIN is going to be an international educational and research center on the prevention of money laundering and financing terrorism. The FATF decided to establish the institute in Korea last year, since former FSC Chairman Shin Je-yoon headed the FATF for the past one year. 

Among 20 candidates from 17 countries, the FATF chose Stephenson, a veteran on anti-money ..

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