Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit

The Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit (GFIU) was established in January 1996 to gather, store, analyse and disseminate intelligence related to criminal conduct,(including but not limited to money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction), transacted or attempted to be transacted through relevant financial businesses in accordance with the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015, the Terrorism Act 2018, and the Drug Trafficking Act 1995. It is currently staffed by officers from the Royal Gibraltar Police, HM Customs and the Civil Service. The GFIU functions in accordance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations and Standards and is evaluated by the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL).