Monthly Archives: August 2021

Could do better

One of my most over-used phrases in my AML training is “new entrants to the AML family” – when I am explaining that we cannot expect all sectors (e.g. estate agents, art market participants) to be as au fait with … Continue reading

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The Emirate strikes back

MLROs are used to reacting to lists and warnings issued by governments and by agencies such as the FATF.  But when things change rapidly in a jurisdiction, it may be unwise to wait for an official notification, and more sensible … Continue reading

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You’d need Speedy Gonzales for all this

The pandemic has put many things on hold – holidays, weddings, house moves – but not the requirement to provide staff with AML/CFT training.  As we head towards September, and people’s minds turn towards a new school term, I am … Continue reading

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Undue influence

I’m of an age when the people I admired in my youth were known as “role models” – for me, people like Olivia Newton-John and Indira Gandhi (I had wide-ranging interests and confused professional ambitions – should I top the … Continue reading

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