LAVADO DE ACTIVOS: ANÁLISIS DE LA NORMATIVA DESDE EL CONTEXTO EMPRESARIAL ECUATORIANO

Abstract

The political, social, economic and geographical causes place Ecuador among the countries most prone to the materialization of the so-called money laundering. Companies are one of the largest places where these illegal actions are attempted. The present study is based on considering the potentialities, risks, types of money laundering and legal sanctions that would be undertaken by a company that in Ecuadorian territory is provento be carrying out money laundering. The investigation allows from the legal and business point of view to carry out an analysis which has an exhaustive bibliographic review in order to determine the theoretical assumptions of the subject under investigation. The study starts by considering the theory so that the discussion can later be established, allowing conclusions to be reached that place Ecuador as a propitious territory for the transit and trafficking of psychotropic substances, aspects that go hand in hand with the laundering of assets. It is important to point out that although the laws are severe for companies that are proven to have laundered assets, corruption and business ethics are still predominant