The CIFIU is a member of the following international groups:

Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) - from May 2001

As a member of the APG, the CIFIU actively participates in the AML/CFT activities of the APG by providing experts for the mutual evaluation process, presenters on key issues at forums, as interveners and most recently as the Pacific Representative on the APG-FATF Ad-Hoc Working Group and on the APG Steering Group from July 2012 to July 2013.

The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units - from 2004

Recognising the benefits inherent in the development of FIU network, in 1995, a group of FIUs met at the Egmont Arenberg Palace in Brussels and decided to establish an informal group for the stimulation of international co-operation.  Now known as the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, these FIUs meet regularly to find ways to cooperate, especially in the areas of information exchange, training and the sharing of expertise.

The goal of the Egmont Group is to provide a forum for FIUs around the world to improve cooperation in the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism and to foster the implementation of domestic programs in this field.

PFIC – to include PFIC statements, Port Moresby, Rarotonga & Brisbane

The Financial Transactions Reporting Act 2004 empowers the FIU to enter into Memorandums of Understanding with its foreign counterparts if it so wishes. The CIFIU has formalised a Memorandum of Understanding with the following FIU’s:

• Association of Pacific Islands FIU         21 July 2011

• AUSTRAC (Australia FIU)                      23 June 2004

• Bangladesh FIU                                    26 September 2018

• Canada                                                 3 July 2019

• Ecuador                                               14 March 2018

• Fiji FIU                                                 21 July 2011

• The Holy See / Vatican City State         3 July 2019

• Japan Financial Intelligence Centre      26 September 2018

• Malaysia FIU                                        6 October 2009

• New Zealand FIU                                 14 March 2018

• Papua New Guinea                              24 July 2018

• Papua New Guinea FIU                        18 July 2013

• Philippines FIU                                    25 July 2007

• Republic of China (Taiwan)                  25 July 2007

• Ukraine FIU                                         12 October 2009

• United Arab Emirates FIU                    26 May 2009

• Vanuatu FIU                                        18 July 2013