Intergovernmental bodies - Two of the sectors that are particularly attractive for the laundering of corrupt proceeds, in particular in cases of Grand Corruption, are the real estate and luxury goods and assets sectors. Assessments of national anti-money laundering frameworks consistently identify non-financial sectors as ...
Policy position published – May 2017
Asset recovery - This report raises red flags about the lack of transparency in property ownership in São Paulo and identifies how real estate worth billions of dollars is owned through companies registered in offshore tax havens. In Brazil, as in many countries around the world, it is possible to hide the ...
Report published – Apr 2017
Asset recovery - From Ukraine to Tunisia and Brazil, large-scale cases of grand corruption in recent years have involved the acquisition of luxury property, vehicles and goods. This report examines the risk of luxury goods and assets being used to launder the proceeds of corruption, including in the art world and ...
Report published – Apr 2017
Access to information - Financial systems depend on trust from citizens and businesses to function. A vital part of this trust is the belief that banks are not holding funds on behalf of corrupt individuals and organisations, criminals, or terrorists. In recent years, the financial sector has provided ample reason to ...
Report published – Feb 2017
Asset recovery - This report outlines the findings and lessons learnt from asset recovery activities in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen. The results are based on interviews with local Transparency International chapters, partners in each of the four countries and experts from international organisations and ...
Report published – May 2016
Governance - Fighting tax evasion, corruption and opaque money flows should be seen as advancing the same end point: more equitable and better governed countries. When a tax system works right, it can create an effective framework against corruption.
Working paper published – Nov 2015
Private sector - One essential step to stopping grand corruption is ensuring that the corrupt do not have a safe haven to hide their ill-gotten funds. The corrupt often turn to banks and other financial institutions to legitimise their monies, bringing them into the formal financial system. Financial institutions ...
Policy position published – Dec 2014
Law enforcement - Most international standards and law enforcement agencies focus their efforts on fighting money laundering by banks and financial institutions. However, several non-financial sectors, such as real estate and luxury goods, are extremely vulnerable to illicit financial flows. Now is the time to clean ...
Policy position published – Jun 2014
Private sector - Shedding light on who benefits from companies is a key defence for stopping corruption. Such information helps to prevent a safe haven to hide the proceeds of corruption and aids in revealing the money trail behind it.
Policy position published – Jun 2014
Asset recovery - Both developed and developing nations are responsible for stealing assets, sidelining initiatives to repatriate them and profiting from corruption. Ending this complicity is urgent.
Working paper published – Feb 2011
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