The purpose of implementing anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) measures is to stop criminals and terrorists from abusing the financial system. To achieve these intermediate outcomes, the FATF has identified 11 key goals that an effective AML/CFT framework should achieve.  These key goals or ‘immediate outcomes’ are organised by thematic goals.  

During its mutual evaluations, the FATF will assess the effectiveness of a country’s efforts against each of these 11 Immediate Outcomes (IOs).