Author Archives: FIU-Aruba
Information sessions 16, 17 and 18 September 2025: Registration is now open!
✅ Registration is now open! Are you ready to take your reporting from good to legendary? FIU-Aruba invites all service providers in Aruba to register for our upcoming virtual event: “From GOOD to GREAT: Make Your Reporting LEGENDARY” Join us on September 16, 17, or 18, 2025 for a Virtual Information Session focused on
Exemption from the reporting obligation
The Head of FIU-Aruba has decided to exempt the reporting obligation of transactions reported under the objective indicators, concerning the deposits of confiscated/seized funds into designated bank accounts. This decision has been taken based on the conclusion that such transactions present a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing. The nature of these deposits—being
Newsflash PMLs
A Guide to Identifying Potential Professional Money Launderers This document provides a guide to recognizing professional money launderers (PMLs), who are criminals specializing in facilitating money laundering for others. PMLs operate on an international scale and help criminals by using their expertise to navigate legal systems, obtain necessary licenses, and exploit financial and non-financial sectors.
Annual Report 2023
In 2023, FIU-Aruba remained steadfast in its commitment to protect the financial integrity of Aruba, navigating an evolving landscape of financial intelligence with a riskbased approach. By prioritizing resources to high-risk sectors, the Operational Analysis Department maintained robust collaboration with AML/CFT partners, ensuring the provision of crucial financial intelligence to support criminal investigations and asset
Publication FIU-Aruba Annual Report 2022
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Aruba is pleased to announce the publication of the FIU-Aruba Annual Report 2022, now available for review on our website. This comprehensive report highlights our key achievements, financial performance, and strategic initiatives over the year 2022. The report can be found under the following link: https://www.fiu-aruba.com/download/annual-report-2022/
FATF: JURISDICTIONS UNDER INCREASED MONITORING – JUNE 2024
FATF statement Periodically, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) publishes a list of countries with identified strategical AML/CFT/CPF shortcomings. Whenever FATF places a jurisdiction under increased monitoring, it means that the jurisdiction has committed itself to mitigate the identified shortcomings within a certain timeframe. Within this timeframe, the jurisdiction will be subject to increased monitoring
FATF: HIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION – JUNE 2024
FATF statement The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) regularly publishes a list of countries that have significant strategic deficiencies in their national AML/CFT/CPF regimes. For the countries that are considered to be of high risk, all jurisdictions should apply enhanced due diligence or, in the most serious cases, apply countermeasures in order to protect the
Implementation of amendments to the Aruban sanction regime
The following amendment to the sanctions regime has recently been implemented: Interim Sanction Decree Priority Sanction Regimes (AB2024 no.19): In the interest of the international legal order and the Kingdom’s foreign policy Annex I of the Interim Sanction Decree Priority Sanction Regimes is updated with: EU Regulation 2024/287 and Decision (CFSP) 2024/254, both
Amendments to the sanctions regime
Amendments to the sanctions regime have recently been implemented: Interim Sanction Decree Priority Sanction Regimes (AB2024 no.17): Inclusion of a humanitarian exemption. Amendment to Annex I to include Sudan and Niger Decree to amend the Sanction Decree Cyber Attacks (AB2024 no.18): Inclusion of a humanitarian exemption. Amendments to the Sanction Decree Human Rights
We are looking for Financial Analysts
We are looking for professionals who speak Dutch (besides Papiamento, English, and Spanish) and have Dutch nationality. De Financial Intelligence Unit of Aruba (FIU-Aruba) is een zelfstandig onderdeel binnen het ministerie van Financiën en Cultuur en heeft onder meer als doelstelling om op nationaal en internationaal niveau een bijdrage te leveren aan het voorkomen en
