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“Heir Apparent” – the sixth Sam Plank novel
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Collection of columns: “Susan in the City: The Cambridge News Years”
“Portraits of Pretence” – the fourth Sam Plank novel
Sam speaks! New audiobook of “Fatal Forgery”
“Worm in the Blossom” – the third Sam Plank novel
AML for NEDs in five editions: Guernsey, Isle of Man, International, Jersey and UK
AML books for UK staff
AML books for Guernsey staff
AML books for Jersey staff
AML books for Gibraltar staff
“The Man in the Canary Waistcoat” – the second Sam Plank novel
“Fatal Forgery” – the first Sam Plank novel
Edward’s adventures now out in 6-part e-format
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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Will that be cash, sir?
About three weeks ago Singapore announced that it is going to stop issuing its $10,000 notes because of “the risks associated with large value cash transactions and high-value notes”, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore. However, the notes already … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering
Tagged AML, banknote, cash, due diligence, financial crime, money laundering, proceeds of crime, Serious Organised Crime Agency, SOCA, tax evasion
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Dedicated followers of fashion
As regular readers will know, I have been working in AML for several hundred years. I wish I could claim oracular levels of prescience in my selection of career, but the truth is that I chose to devote myself to … Continue reading
Posted in Money laundering
Tagged corruption, financial crime, money laundering, PEP, proceeds of crime, white collar crime
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Getting away with it – but no longer
I am just coming to the end of my month-long writing retreat, working on the sequel to last year’s historical financial crime novel “Fatal Forgery” – first draft completed, so big hurrah! (BTW, I’m still dithering about the title for the … Continue reading
Tipping point for tipping off?
I work regularly in five jurisdictions (Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and the UK) and occasionally in others (Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Ireland), and for me an absolute prerequisite is a good understand of the local AML legislation. Thankfully, as … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Legislation, Money laundering
Tagged AML, due diligence, financial crime, Guernsey, Jersey, legislation, money laundering, proceeds of crime, tipping off, training
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Fanfare for the FATF
When I started working in AML – back when the world was in black and white – I didn’t have my own computer. Instead, I would go into the University Library in Cambridge, and use their computer to find and … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering
Tagged AML, communication, FATF, Financial Action Task Force, money laundering, publications, research
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Charlie, Audrey – and Gulnara
As I am currently hiding away in Switzerland, I thought a Swiss-themed blog was in order. This part of Switzerland – picture Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) like an upside-down banana, and I’m just off the far eastern tip of it, … Continue reading