“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
Tag Archives: CDD
Best foot forward
In recent weeks I have worked in Guernsey and Jersey and I am rather fond of both places – not least because they have rather strict AML regimes, and you know how I feel about taking AML jolly seriously. Despite … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Bribery and corruption, Money laundering, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged AML, CDD, corruption, Corruption Perceptions Index, due diligence, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, money laundering, PEP
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Cut on the bias
We’re all biased – there’s no getting away from it. My own particular unfair bias is against taxi drivers; as a cyclist I have been sworn at, side-swiped and (once) squeezed with my bike against the back of a lorry … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence, Money laundering
Tagged AML, CDD, corruption, due diligence, financial crime, money laundering, research, risk-based approach, suspicion
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Something in the way she moves
A while ago I wrote about facial recognition software being used for client identification at ATMs and to apprehend scallywags out in public. But of course technology does not stand still, and one of the shortcomings of facial recognition software … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence
Tagged AML, CDD, client due diligence, due diligence, facial recogntion, gait recognition, research, suspicion
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It pays to check
Last week I watched a programme called “What Britain Earns with Mary Portas”. Although the title suggests that this was a limited look at the earnings of people who are in business with Mary Portas, it was in fact a … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence
Tagged AML, CDD, due diligence, money laundering, proceeds of crime, suspicion, tax evasion
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Boom-diddy-boom
Just a quickie today, as I wasn’t planning to post anything, but a story on the radio this morning made me prick up my little AML ears. Apparently the Halifax bank here in the UK is trying out some new … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence
Tagged AML, banking, CDD, due diligence, fraud, Halifax, money laundering, suspicion
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Due diligence diligence
As some readers may know, I am a magistrate in my home city of Cambridge. (For non-UK readers, you can read about the magistracy here.) Last week I did a day of training to make me a more effective magistrate, … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence
Tagged AML, CDD, due diligence, magistracy, money laundering, suspicion, training
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AML is AOK
Anti-money laundering, like every other field, has its own jargon. And more specifically, it has its own acronyms. AML is the biggie, of course. Then we used to have KYC [know your customer], which has morphed into CDD [customer due … Continue reading
