Monthly Archives: November 2020

Desperately seeking Regulations

* Alert!  This is a long, ranty post – you may need a Jaffa Cake or two to stay the course…* I’m quite bright.  Not “University Challenge” winning team bright, but I have a couple of degrees, I can sometimes … Continue reading

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Video killed the KYC star

I have been very lucky during my career: thanks to my insatiable quest for information about money laundering and AML, I have learned so much from so many people.  The key, I think, is to listen carefully and to see … Continue reading

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Outside, looking in

Regular readers will know what a fan I am of Brexit.  I think it is the work of the devil, second only to “The One Show” for its ability to take something wonderful and then ruin it for everyone.  As … Continue reading

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Made for the job

As regular readers will know, I harbour a little fantasy about life as an academic – I imagine quiet afternoons of deep thought, preferably in an ancient room overlooking a college garden…  It’s very unlikely to come to pass, but … Continue reading

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