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“Heir Apparent” – the sixth Sam Plank novel
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“Faith, Hope and Trickery” – the fifth 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: June 2016
Washing clean our sins
When I was a teenager, I had something of a crush on Tom Cruise. Come on, ladies of my age: you remember him dancing in his undies in 1983 hit movie “Risky Business”. What finally cured me of my infatuation … Continue reading
Brexit and AML
The UK has voted to leave the EU. I am devastated, of course, but that is a personal sadness. From a professional point of view, my concern is what will happen to the AML legislation that we in the UK … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Legislation, Money laundering
Tagged AML, Brexit, financial crime, government, legislation, ML Regulations, money laundering
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Ready, steady, MLRO!
As regular readers will know, I am rather fond of a biscuit or two – and particularly the Jaffa Cake. (Yes, it’s a biscuit not a cake, despite the name. The way to tell is that cakes go hard when … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence, Money laundering
Tagged AML, due diligence, MLRO, risk-based approach, suspicion
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Do something or do nothing
Back in January 2016, the UK government launched an enquiry into “how effectively the measures introduced in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, to deprive criminals of any benefit from their crimes, are working [and in particular to] assess the … Continue reading
Guernsey’s training report card
Earlier this month the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (one of my very favourite regulators – yes, I do have favourite regulators, and favourite FIUs too) published a thematic report on financial crime training. In it are the results of a … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering, Training
Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, GFSC, Guernsey, Guernsey Financial Services Commission, money laundering, training
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Summer days drifting away
In case you’re wondering why I was quiet last week, it’s because we went on holiday to Malta – never been before and it was just a coincidence that this story is raging there at the moment. Honest. Summer should … Continue reading
The slippery slope of blame
Last weekend we were at a local garden centre – they do lovely cakes – and outside the café they had set up a mock garden. In it was a children’s slide, with a sign propped up on its steps: … Continue reading