Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the domestic anti‐money laundering (AML) regime in Russia in its prevention pillar with the aim to test its compliance with the international standards. Design/methodology/approach – The comparative approach is used to analyze domestic...

Purpose – A fundamental element of international anti‐money laundering (AML) systems is the requirement that financial institutions file suspicious transaction reports (STRs) with financial intelligence units. Although the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has established global standards,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to open a theoretical discussion on the preventive anti‐money laundering (AML) regime, both international and domestic in Russia, building theoretical assumptions on the role of epistemic community in the AML network in Russia....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the key challenges in tackling modern economic and cyber crimes, evaluate the existing legal and enforcement mechanisms in place, and propose a way forward to address these challenges. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses the...