EVOLUTION OF THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SYSTEM

The article considers the main stages of the evolution of the system of anti-money laundering of illegally obtained funds. The object of article analysis is activity of international general legal and profile institutions for the system of anti-money laundering. Based on object of the article it was determined modernized look of the system at the international and national levels. During the research, it was considered the significance of the main documents adopted at the international level for the improvement of the system of anti-money laundering of illegally obtained funds. Among them it was determined the most important: the European Convention on Extradition, Principles for the Prevention of Criminal Use of the Banking System for Money Laundering, the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, reports, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime through the reports, typologies and recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing. Based on research it was identified the main evolutionary stages of the system of anti-money laundering. These stages are: general awareness of the importance of international cooperation in combating financial crimes and highlighting the significant destructive impact of criminal legalization on the financial systems of countries. Awareness of the importance of counterterrorism, especially in terms of overlapping the channels of terrorist financing, which is carried out through the channels of money laundering and the transition to a risk-oriented approach to money laundering and transforming the counter-legalization system based on risk assessment we also considered as main stages of the system of anti-money laundering. It was analyzed the main international normative legal acts which are taken place in government legislative base. Based on performed analysis, it was detected the influence of international regulation on the development of the system of legalization of criminal proceeds in Ukraine.