Services provided by financial institutions and investment firms to facilitate the investment of capital into foreign markets and businesses, including advisory, fund management, and assistance with regulatory compliance across different jurisdictions.
Main/
Foreign Investment Services
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Code
PS0034
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Name
Foreign Investment Services
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Version
1.0
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Category
Wealth & Investment
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Created
2025-03-14
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Modified
2025-04-02
Related Techniques
- Misinvoicing can be paired with foreign direct investment flows to inflate or reduce the apparent capital moving cross-border, disguising illicit proceeds as legitimate business investments.
- Particularly in jurisdictions with weaker oversight, criminals exploit these services to obscure the true origins and destinations of funds.
- Provide cross-border channels to place illicit capital in international markets under the guise of legitimate foreign investments.
- Varying regulatory regimes and multi-jurisdictional hurdles help launderers obscure transaction trails and beneficiary details.
• Criminals exploit cross-border investment channels to introduce illicit funds into foreign markets with less stringent disclosure requirements. • Varying regulatory standards allow layering of capital across multiple jurisdictions, further obscuring the origin of proceeds.
- Criminals route illicit funds through formal channels as purported foreign capital injections.
- These services provide advisory or facilitation that can legitimize funds on paper while bypassing stricter local oversight.