Monthly Archives: November 2011

Be careful what you wish for

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Susan Grossey author

The other day (in this post here) I lamented the lack of hot action on the AML front.  Foolish, foolish woman.  Almost the moment I pressed the “Publish” button (I know – it’s thrilling every time), HMT announced a likely … Continue reading →

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They’re creepy and they’re kooky – the Adams family

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Susan Grossey author

I remember back in 2005 when the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act came in.  We wiped off our quill pens, trimmed the wicks in the lamps and set to work looking at the implications.  And one of my very … Continue reading →

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This is just too freaky

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Susan Grossey author

I obviously don’t know my own strength.  After my plea on Wednesday for new Regs, the UK Treasury has today published a summary of responses to its summer consultation on the UK’s AML/CFT regime, and in that summary we have … Continue reading →

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Maybe someone IS listening

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Susan Grossey author

Could it be that someone really is listening to what I say?  In my last blog post, I said that I was waiting impatiently for the latest Corruption Perceptions Index – and lo!  I have just received an alert from … Continue reading →

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Asking for trouble

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Susan Grossey author

After all the excitement with the Bribery Act, I’m feeling a bit flat.  I remember when we were waiting for the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 to come into force, and I spent hours learning how to upload a countdown clock … Continue reading →

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The spectre at the feast

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Susan Grossey author

We had someone to stay at the weekend, and she mentioned that her cousin’s daughter’s boyfriend (oh, do keep up) was under investigation in the US for – she thought, hence the revelation – something to do with money laundering. … Continue reading →

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My e-publishing adventure – part 5, for part 2

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Susan Grossey author

I meant to wait until December, I really did, but then I started to edit the three chapters and then I found the perfect cover image, and before I knew it, I was uploading “Suspicious Activity: The Adventures of a … Continue reading →

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Just don’t ask for your security deposit back

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Susan Grossey author

As the nights draw in and the carols play ceaselessly over shop tannoys, our thoughts turn inevitably to summer holidays.  And if you have yet to book yours, might I suggest a bijou little place in the Sicilian countryside, with … Continue reading →

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A catalogue of errors

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Susan Grossey author

Those of you who have known me for a while will be aware of my annual involvement with a weighty publication called the “Money Laundering Officer’s Practical Handbook” – or Maloff, in our house.  It is updated every summer, and … Continue reading →

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Just how common is common sense?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Susan Grossey author

Yesterday I ran an AML update workshop for a group of local accountants, and we had a couple of good debates about specific points of legislation and regulation – well, I enjoyed them anyway, but then I could dissect this … Continue reading →

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