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“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
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Recent posts
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
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Tag Archives: anti-money laundering
Underfunded, under-supervised and over here
I know, I know: who thought I would spend my last few months as an AML-er shaking my fist impotently at the madness that is freeports? But here we are. I’ve written before (here and here) about why they’re such … Continue reading
I long for a Verwijzingsportaal Bankgegevens
Apologies for the unexpectedly long silence: I was felled by covid. Thankfully I am on the mend and once more have enough energy for outrage and indignation. I had a Dutch boyfriend for several years, during which time I developed … Continue reading
Just do it
Sportswear and I rarely coincide, but I am a fan of the slogan “Just do it”. Years ago a much-respected older friend gave me his top tip for efficiency: if you think of a job that needs doing and it … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, AML/CFT, anti-money laundering, AUSTRAC, bank, CDD, enforcement, financial crime, identification, MLRO, money landering, SARs, training
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Lifelong learning
At the start of my working life, I did a self-assessment questionnaire which indicated that my strengths lay in keeping myself to myself (a team worker I ain’t) and in learning more and more about less and less – in … Continue reading
The wagers of sin
What do Ben Affleck and Jennifer Tilly have in common? If you said that they were once in a relationship, that’s the wrong Jennifer – Ben was married to Jennifer Garner and engaged to Jennifer Lopez (creating the social media … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, anti-money laundering, casino, CDD, evidence, gambling, MLRO, money laundering, source of fund, source of wealth, wager
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