CIFIU protects the integrity of the Cook Islands financial system by collecting, analysing and disseminating financial intelligence, supervising AML/CFT compliance, and working with domestic and international partners to detect and disrupt financial crime.
Reporting obligations, practice guidance and sector resources for organisations covered by the FTRA.
Information request process, domestic coordination and secure intelligence sharing channels.
FIU-to-FIU cooperation, Egmont Group, APIFIU and information exchange.
Recognise financial scams, protect your information and know where to report suspected fraud.
CIFIU facilitates the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of money laundering, the financing of terrorism and other serious offences in the Cook Islands.
Receive reports and information on suspicious activity and prescribed transactions from reporting institutions and other sources.
Analyse information to identify patterns, risks and potential links to money laundering, terrorism financing and serious offences.
Disseminate financial intelligence to appropriate law enforcement, regulatory and international partners for investigation and action.
Monitor and supervise reporting institutions' compliance with the AML/CFT framework and applicable legislation.
Work with domestic agencies, regional FIUs and international partners to strengthen our collective response to financial crime.
Reporting institutions play a critical role in protecting the financial system.
Report activity or transactions where there are reasonable grounds for suspicion.
Report cash transactions that exceed the NZ$10,000 reporting threshold.
Report prescribed electronic funds transfers over the applicable threshold.
Complete the required declaration when currency is carried, sent or received across the border.
Report qualifying transactions involving cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, virtual assets, digital wallets, electronic money, mobile-payment systems and other forms of digitally transferred value.
