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“Heir Apparent” – the sixth Sam Plank novel
FREE Official Guide to the Sam Plank Mysteries – sample chapters and glossary
New e-boxset of first three Sam Plank e-books! Click image to buy…
“Faith, Hope and Trickery” – the fifth Sam Plank novel
New piggy in the sty! This one is for UK estate agents
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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: March 2017
PEP promises
My short AML survey is still live (until 31 March 2017) so please do have a go if you haven’t yet: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VM62T6K A few days ago I mentioned that I have responded to a consultation on draft new money laundering regulations … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Legislation, Money laundering
Tagged AML, corruption, FCA, financial crime, government, legislation, PEP, proceeds of crime
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The magical disappearing regulations
My short AML survey is still live (until 31 March 2017) so please do have a go if you haven’t yet: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VM62T6K Oooo, you know how a love a good consultation, and this week I’ve been enjoying one close to home: … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Legislation, Money laundering
Tagged AML, due diligence, financial crime, government, legislation, ML Regulations, proceeds of crime, publications
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Queen of all I survey
I’ve been doing this AML malarkey now for a quarter of a century. It was never the grand plan, but it seems that I have devoted my working life to keeping criminal money out of the financial and related systems. … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering
Tagged AML, communication, financial crime, MLRO, money laundering, proceeds of crime, research, white collar crime
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A spotless reputation
Recently I had a fog-induced flight delay at one of the Channel Island airports [I’m not being coy for no purpose; I am trying to relate an event without identifying the individual concerned]. It was tedious beyond belief, but the … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering
Tagged AML, due diligence, money laundering, proceeds of crime, training
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Wishing you a speedy recovery
I have been working in Jersey this week, and at the start of the week it was announced that Jersey has undertaken to return to Kenya over £3 million of stolen assets, in an agreement signed by the Jersey Chief … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Bribery and corruption, Money laundering
Tagged AML, asset forfeiture, bribery, due diligence, government, money laundering, PEP, proceeds of crime
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Prize porkers
As visitors to my website and this blog cannot help but notice, I have written a few books about AML. There are two series of the “piggy” books – one for directors (with their AML oversight responsibilities) and one for … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Publications
Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, money laundering, publications, regulators, training
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Hypocrisy and heavy-handedness
Since I left Sunday school with nary a backward glance when I was about eight, I have had little to do with organised religion. I enjoyed daydreams about unattainable priests as much as the next teenage girls, but realised quite … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence, Money laundering
Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, legislation, money laundering, organised crime
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