Our Vision
Combating money laundering and other serious crimes in Fiji.
Our Mission
Our mission is to:
- Formulate and implement strategies to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other serious crime, to ensure the safety and integrity of Fiji's financial system;
Ensure compliance with global standards on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing;
Assist in the detection, investigation and prosecution of money laundering and terrorist financing offences;
Provide timely, quality information and advice to our stakeholders; and
Develop and utilise skilled staff.
Our Core Functions
The FIU is responsible for:
- The effective performance of all of the functions, duties and powers of the FIU pursuant to the FTR Act.
- Developing and implementing strategies for money laundering prevention and compliance.
- Handling and processing information obtained from financial institutions concerning suspicious, cash, electronic, terrorist financing and border currency transactions intelligence that might be intended for money laundering and other serious offences.
- Exchanging money laundering information with domestic and foreign counterpart agencies.
- Providing assistance to investigations conducted by domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies.
- Establishing and compiling databases concerning money laundering intelligence
- Identifying criminally derived assets and tainted properties.