Welcome to Unidade de Informação Financeira
The first Executive Director assume office during the inaugural ceremony of Unidade de Informação Financeira - 26 September 2014
The Executive Director of the Financial Information Unit and the Director of PCIC signed a Cooperation agreement 6 April 2018
The Financial Information Unit participated in an AML/CFT Public Awareness Program for Students of UNTL on December 10, 2020
The first Executive Director assume office during the inaugural ceremony of Unidade de Informação Financeira - 26 September 2014
About UIF
Unidade de Informação Financeira abbreviated as “UIF” is the financial information unit of the Republic Democratic of Timor-Leste.
The UIF is an administrative entity created within Banco Central de Timor-Leste under Law no. 17/2011 of 28 December, as amended by Law no. 05/2013/III of 14 August, on the Legal Regime for Prevention and Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism. UIF serves as the central agency for collecting, analyzing information provided by reporting entities related to suspicious transaction reports and other information related to money laundering crime and financing terrorism, and disclosing information to the Law Enforcement Agencies and Judicial Authorities under the terms of Law no. 17/2011 of 28 December.
Although, UIF is created within the Central Bank it enjoys independence and autonomy in its operational management. The nature, organization and function is regulated under the Decree Law no.16/2014 of 18 June.
The UIF officially started its operation on 26th September 2014 and it is led by an Executive Director which appointed directly by the Governor of the Central Bank for a term of 4 years.
The Executive Director is the maximum superior and responsible for the management and daily operations of UIF.
The main functions of the UIF are regulated under the Decree Law No. 16/2014 of 18 June. This Law sets out competences of UIF,
This Unit is responsible mainly for receiving, requesting and analyzing information related to suspicious transactions reports provided by reporting entities and their relevant information concerning practice of ML and FT, and disseminating.
Whenever there is suspicion that a transaction is related to the commission of any type of offence provided in the Law, the FIU shall communicate to the Public Prosecutor Office and collaborates with judicial authorities and other entities with competence in the prevention and combating ML and TF crimes. Part of UIF functions is to promote public raising awareness concerning topics related to risk of ML and TF.
UIF may enter into cooperation agreements with foreign counterparts and judicial authorities including other entities with competence in the prevention of ML and TF.
Contribute to a dynamic and solid financial and non-financial system which is free from money laundering and financing of terrorism.
The Unidade de Informação Financeira of Timor-Leste continue to be an independent and credible center for supplying high quality information to its partners; to promote effective domestic and international cooperation and to contribute to the national efforts for prevention and combating money laundering and financing of terrorism offences.
Activities in News
PUBLICATION
The relevant laws and regulations related to the combatting money laundering and the countering the financing of terrorism are listed in this section.
This section also list the relevant laws governing UIF/FIU operations and activities.
This page list all United Nations Conventions related to the prevention of money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.
it also includes the standards issued by the Financial Action Task Force and guidelines issued by other standard setting bodies.
This section list all of the annual reports of Unidade de Informação Financeira.
The governing law of the UIF requires the Unit to publish an annual report for public access.
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Typologies Reports
This section list relevant typologies published by Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering and/or Financial Action Task Force.
This section contains the risk assessments conducted nationally.
The first national risk assessment was conducted in 2015 covering all areas but exclude the Non Profit Organization sector.
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Reporting Obligation
STR Chart
Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) is a report based on Suspicious Financial Transactions conducted by service users. Suspicious Financial transaction based on Law No. 17/2011.
CTR Chart
Cash Transaction Report (CTR) is a report on cash financial transaction that meets certain requirement to be reported to FIU.
More detailed provision regarding the submission of CTR is regulated in the Instructions of BCTL N.05 / 2015 of 25 August.