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FATF President's Keynote Address to the Joint FATF/MONEYVAL Experts Meeting on Typologies - November 2008

03-Dec-2008

The FATF President, Mr. Antonio Gustavo Rodrigues, stressed the fact that money laundering and terrorist financing techniques evolve quickly, require vigilance and an approach from a global perspective. Mr. Vasil Kirov, Moneyval Chairman, noted in his speech that the typologies effort broadens our knowledge and better equips us to fight money laundering and financing of terrorism. In his speech, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco highlights the importance of co-operation between members to exchange experiences, best practices and to ensure a harmonised approach to the problems faced.

ML & TF Vulnerabilities of Commercial Websites & Internet Payment Systems

10-Jul-2008

This report focuses on the type of electronic commerce identified as the most vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF): mediated customer-to-customer. The report also provides a number of case studies illustrating how mediated customer-to-customer systems can be exploited for ML/TF purposes.

Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Through the Real Estate Sector

29-May-2008

The FATF issues its typologies report on the real estate sector. This first FATF in-depth study of the sector examines its vulnerabilities to misuse for money laundering and terrorist financing.

FATF Terrorist Financing Report

14-Mar-2008

This study examines the means used by terrorists to raise funds and the wide variety of methods used to move money within and between organisations. The adaptability and opportunism shown by terrorist organisations suggests that all the methods that exist to move money around the globe are to some extent at risk. 




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