Vatican Finance Reform
Channel: Center for Strategic & International Studies
Date: 2015-07-15

A conversation with:

René Brülhart 
President, Financial Information Authority (FIA) of the 
Holy See and Vatican City State

Moderated by:
Juan C. Zarate 
Senior Advisor, CSIS 
Board of Directors, FIA 
Chairman, FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance 
Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism

Established in 2010, the Financial Information Authority (FIA) is the Holy See’s arm responsible for confronting money laundering and the financing of terrorism. In 2013, Pope Francis expanded the responsibilities of the FIA to further bring Vatican financial activity in compliance with international standards. René Brülhart is the President of the FIA, having previously served as the FIA’s director, as vice-chair of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, and as head of Lichtenstein’s financial intelligence unit. This discussion will cover current efforts to reform Vatican financial processes, as well as the tools being used in the international financial system to confront terrorism,organized crime, and other criminal activity.