“The Solo Squid: How to Run a Happy One-Person Business”
“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
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
Another good read
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Regime change for the better
The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime is now two years old. Under the regime (which currently applies to UK banks, building societies, credit unions, branches of foreign banks operating in the UK and the largest investment … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence, Money laundering
Tagged AML, financial crime, legislation, MLRO, money laundering, regulator
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Outside the tent
Regulation has been on my mind lately – and doubly so since the decision last Friday by Transport for London not to renew the private hire licence for “ride-hailing app firm” Uber. Not that I’m affected personally – I’ve never … Continue reading
A call to arms
I’ve been in two minds whether or not to do this blog post, as I don’t want to upset anyone, and I can’t think of a particularly clever way to disguise who I am talking about. Let’s just say that … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Legislation, Money laundering
Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, financial crime, government, guidance, legislation, MLRO, money laundering, proceeds of crime, regulation
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EU, FIUs, STRs and AML
Last week Europol – or, more fully, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation – published a report entitled “From Suspicion to Action – Converting financial intelligence into greater operational impact”. The report examines the AML framework within the … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, communication, Europol, financial crime, government, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, publications
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In the penalty box
What is it about football and money laundering? I don’t mean the obvious sort – buying football clubs and trading players as a front for moving criminal money around – but rather what makes footballers and manager so susceptible to … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, corruption, due diligence, financial crime, money laundering, proceeds of crime, suspicion
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I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
Regular readers will know that when it comes to consultations, I am Pavlov’s respondent: tell me you want my opinion and I’m slavering to give it. Indeed, so regular is my participation that I have a whole email folder entitled … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, consultation, FCA, Gambling Commission, GFSC, guidance, HM Treasury, JMLSG, legislation, money laundering
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A family business
I think I have written before about crime – including money laundering – often being a family business. There are many advantages: for instance, there is absolute loyalty (twice over: blood and business), and there is nothing suspicious about the … Continue reading
I hate money laundering 