Monthly Archives: February 2016

Joining the club

Posted on February 29, 2016 by

There is always plenty to consider after an FATF plenary meeting, and the most recent one is no exception.  At their end of their meeting in Paris on 19 February, the FATF announced two additions to their membership: Malaysia has … Continue reading →

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Susan versus the Machine

Posted on February 26, 2016 by

Last week, while on holiday in Suffolk, I visited Southwold Pier.  One of the attractions there is a room of novelty machines – a mechanical dog that you can walk, an armchair for taking a three-minute holiday, a “bash the … Continue reading →

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The deals from the bus

Posted on February 23, 2016 by

I have been away for a week in rural Suffolk; we stayed in a house built in 1460, and the whole county lives in about 1950, so we had no phone reception, no Internet access and therefore *gasp* no way … Continue reading →

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When one egg is never un oeuf

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

Corruption has been much on my mind lately, not least because of the (fairly) recent publication of the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2015.  I’ve been talking about corruption in training sessions, and musing on the accelerating levels of corruption … Continue reading →

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Show and tell

Posted on February 9, 2016 by

A few days ago I had a phone call from a researcher from the BBC.  He was working on a programme, he said, about money laundering, and wanted to talk to “an expert in investigation”.  Ah well, I explained, I … Continue reading →

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Don’t look – but must look

Posted on February 4, 2016 by

I’m going to state my position from the outset, so that if you don’t agree you can get your snarls over and done with now, rather than building up a head of steam and perhaps doing yourself a mischief.  I … Continue reading →

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Plump and rumpled

Posted on February 1, 2016 by

I don’t know how many people rub their hands with glee when the FATF publishes a new report, but I’m one of them.  I find their “typologies” reports, as they used to be called – basically, money laundering and how … Continue reading →

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