Monthly Archives: August 2017

A tweet farewell

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Susan Grossey author

As you may have gathered, I have been away for the past month.  With only intermittent wifi access, and a long-overdue need for some downtime, I tried to take a complete break from work.  Of course, I was not completely … Continue reading →

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Something new to get your AML teeth into

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Susan Grossey author

People sometimes ask me how I can bear to stick with one subject for so long.  The answer, of course, is that it’s not really the same subject for very long.  True, the aim of money laundering is fairly predictable … Continue reading →

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You can lead a horse to water

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Susan Grossey author

As you know, at the end of June we were gifted with new AML legislation here in the UK.  One of its main features was an absolute clarification about the AML status of estate agents: “In these Regulations, ‘estate agent’ … Continue reading →

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Some are more equal than others

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Susan Grossey author

The connection between PEPs [politically exposed persons] and money laundering is recognised: with access to public influence and public money, these individuals in positions of high public service can fall prey to their baser desires and start feathering their private … Continue reading →

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Ladies first

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Susan Grossey author

In an era when we have the first female Doctor Who, female heads of the Met, the London Fire Brigade and the London Ambulance Service, and a female sort-of-Prime Minister, it is perhaps only right that women should be in … Continue reading →

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