The Egmont Group has published a new report, The Role of FIUs in the Preparation of Strategic Intelligence, developed through the Information Exchange Working Group (IEWG).
Drawing on responses from Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) across the Egmont membership, the report examines how FIUs produce, coordinate, and disseminate strategic intelligence to identify money laundering and terrorist financing risks, support national risk assessments, and inform policy and operational decision-making. The report also highlights emerging good practices, common challenges, and opportunities to strengthen strategic intelligence capabilities across jurisdictions.
Strategic intelligence plays a critical role in helping authorities move beyond individual cases to identify broader trends, patterns, vulnerabilities, and threats. By transforming financial intelligence into actionable insights, FIUs can better support risk-based approaches to combating financial crime and contribute to more effective national AML/CFT frameworks.
The report provides a comprehensive analysis of FIU practices across several key areas, including mandates and institutional frameworks, analytical capacity, strategic products and outputs, integration into national decision-making processes, and overall effectiveness. The findings reveal that while many FIUs have established foundational strategic intelligence functions, significant opportunities remain to further institutionalize strategic analysis, enhance data access, strengthen analytical capabilities, and increase the impact of strategic products on policy and operational outcomes.
By sharing experiences from across the Egmont membership, this report contributes to ongoing efforts to strengthen strategic intelligence capabilities worldwide and supports FIUs in adapting to an increasingly complex and evolving financial crime landscape.
Read the report: The Role of FIUs in the Preparation of Strategic Intelligence
