Improving institutions for counteraction to legalization of criminal profits in the system of economic security

Economic security is currently focused not only on the interests and needs of the Russian society and the state, but also acts as an essential element of the national security system as a whole. Despite the readiness of the Russian system of economic security for the dynamic processes of modern development of the world community, in the conditions of the ongoing globalization processes, new challenges and threats to the economic stability of the state arise. Among these, it is necessary to single out the growth of economic crimes in general and the spread of individual illegal acts causing significant economic damage, in particular - the legalization of illegally obtained income. The above mentioned crime is currently characterized by a cross-border nature of the commission, which significantly complicates the process of combating this illegal behavior. It is a mistake to believe that the counteraction to legalization of criminal profits is carried out only within the framework of law enforcement. Currently, the activities of individual financial institutions, which have broad powers in the field of control and supervision of the movement of funds both within the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad, are of particular importance for the effective fight against this criminal phenomenon. The purpose of writing a research paper is to analyze the activities of institutions of counteraction to legalization of criminal profits in the system of economic security, identify existing problems and determine ways to solve them. The author comes to the conclusion that counteraction to legalization of criminal profits is an important area of ensuring economic security. Attention is focused on the need to improve the activities of individual financial institutions within the framework of the Russian national system for counteraction to legalization of criminal profits, and certain aspects of the implementation of international standards in this area.

economic security, economic policy of the Russian state, control and supervision over the activities of financial institutions, protection of economic interests, counteraction to legalization of criminal profits