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Monthly Archives: July 2012
God as money launderer
Every week we get two magazines: The Economist and The Spectator. I know you should be able to tell my political affiliations from that, but don’t bother trying: even I don’t know what they are. And if I tell you … Continue reading
A Hail Mary pass
(The opportunities for puns in this post are almost endless, so I will try to contain myself.) On 4 July 2012, MONEYVAL published its first evaluation of the AML/CFT regime of the Holy See. (I’ve always called it the Vatican, … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Legislation, Supervision
Tagged AML, FATF, Financial Action Task Force, FIU, money laundering, MONEYVAL, Vatican
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Orange jumpsuits all round
Did anyone else hear Jeffrey Robinson on “Today” on Radio 4 on Saturday 21 July? I was trimming the bacon ready for my sarnie (we know how to live at the weekend in our house) when I thought, “I recognise … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering
Tagged AML, disclosure, due diligence, financial crime, Jeffrey Robinson, money laundering, proceeds of crime
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Modern-day slavery
That’s what my grandma used to say when my uncle brought home yet another bag of dirty laundry for her to wash – but she didn’t really mean it, any more than she minded getting up at 5am to make … Continue reading
Posted in Money laundering, Organised crime
Tagged corruption, financial crime, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, slavery
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Keeping it in the family
I think much of the fascination of the mafia comes from the fact that they are so often genuine families, both in real life and in fiction (the “Godfather” films, “The Sopranos” on telly). Although many mafia groups actually have … Continue reading
Ruhm endlich!
(That’s German for “Fame at last!”) I’ve been a bit quiet this morning – someone even emailed to ask whether I was stuck under a large piece of furniture, preventing me from having my say on HSBC. But no: I … Continue reading
Posted in Money laundering, Organised crime
Tagged AML, Carl Levin, due diligence, fines, HSBC, legislation, money laundering, proceeds of crime
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Hooray, hooray – ten thousand hits today!
I started this blog back in July 2011, so this is sort of my bloggiversary – and to celebrate, I can report that this very morning I had my 10,000th hit on the blog. That’s more exciting for me than … Continue reading
Posted in Money laundering, Training
Tagged blog, communication, conferences, money laundering, Susan Grossey, training
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The law of unintended laundering
For some reason, the BBC has recently been running a series of radio and television programmes on the theme of aging and the elderly – for instance, in “When I Get Older”, four “famous pensioners” were sent to live first … Continue reading
Coincidence and serendipity
I am a great believer in “thought waves”. I don’t mean this in the sense of Mystic Meg or even (for the more modern reader) Derren Brown, but it’s simply that I have observed on many occasions that if you … Continue reading
Posted in AML, General thoughts
Tagged AML, communication, financial crime, money laundering, non-executive directors, publications, training
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Sunlight is the best disinfectant
So said US Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. He was talking about the benefits of openness and transparency, with which I also agree, but today I am thinking about the sunlight itself, and how important it is to our mood and … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Training
Tagged communication, conferences, MLRO, money laundering, training
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