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Governments are not adequately identifying indicators of terrorist financing to help financial institutions detect suspicious behavior, according to a report issued Friday by the Financial Action Task Force, which sets international anti-money laundering standards. Indicators that suggest traditional money laundering are not effective in preventing terrorist financing, unless additional information is provided, Paris-based FATF said in the report. "To the extent that governments can provide more information on who these terrorists are, it's an added opportunity for the public to assist," said Ed Krauland, a partner with the Washington, D.C. law firm Steptoe & Johnson. "In terms of identifying organizations...