1. Introduction 1
2. Introduction to anti-money laundering 4
Introduction 4
The nature of laundered money 5
The laundering process 12
Estimating the money laundering market？ 13
The international fight against ML 16
An overview of some global AML features 26
The farce of anti-terrorist financing （ATF） 31
3.On systems theory 36
Introduction 36
About systems theory 37
Difference and distinction 41
The system 43
The boundary， the environment et al 47
Complexity 51
Self-reference 54
4.The case study of Drosia bank 62
Introduction 62
Access to the bank 62
General comments about the bank 64
AML within the bank 68
Examining scenario a） external requests 68
Examining scenario b） internal initiation of reporting 71
The POSEIDON information system 74
The extent and form of asymmetry in STRs 78
The CHIMERA system： a new automated solution for AML 84
The Electronic Updates System 93
The ZEUS profiling software 93
Broader comments 95
5.Systems theory - a theory for AML 97
Introduction 97
The system of AML 98
The functional differentiation of society and the role of AML 102
Coding 108
The code of the AML system 110
The role of technology in the AML system 115
AML -‘islands of reduced complexity’ 123
The technological construction of AML-reality 127
The system of technology 132
6.The risk-based approach and a risk-based data-mining application 133
Deconstructing risk 133
On the regenesis of risk 137
The concept of risk 138
The 3rd AML Directive and its confusion of risk 139
Risk representation 144
The construction of risk-deconstruction 145
A data-mining application for the risk-based approach 148
Epilogue 161
Notes 163
References 168
Index 177