General statement on Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. and its branches and subsidiaries (collectively referred to hereinafter as “AIB”) are firmly committed to participating in international efforts to combat money laundering and the funding of terrorist and criminal activities.

AIB has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and is regulated by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA).

Ireland is a member country of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the European Union (EU) and has enacted laws and guidelines to implement the anti-money laundering policies of both FATF & the EU. 

AIB implements an AML program that is governed by its Group anti-money laundering policy and includes the following AML principles in all the jurisdictions in which AIB operates:

1. written policies and procedures
2. the appointment of a designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer
3. establishing the identification of all relevant clients
4. reporting suspicions transactions
5. retention of relevant records
6. regular staff training
7. conducting business with ‘shell’ banks precluded (as defined within the FATF 40 recommendations)
8. independent compliance/audit departments to review AML programmes as well as external reviews by the regulators/external auditors.

If you have any questions or require additional information regarding AIB’s AML efforts, please contact:

Edel McDermott, Group Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering
00353 1 6600311
edel.m.mcdermott@aib.ie

May 2004