Tag Archives: freeport

Underfunded, under-supervised and over here

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Susan Grossey author

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 →

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Another fine mess

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Susan Grossey author

If I were sitting in a mountain-top lair, twirling my moustaches and cackling evilly, I don’t think I could devise an environment more conducive to financial crime than the UK in late 2020.  Put to one side the spinelessness of … Continue reading →

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Free for all

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Susan Grossey author

Just as Voldemort’s name cannot be used for fear of conjuring him up, so too we have declared a taboo in our house on the B word (the one to do with the EU) and on the name of the … Continue reading →

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Taking money laundering to ‘art

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Susan Grossey author

“I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like.”  That (very common) attitude might be OK when you’re standing in a gallery trying to make sense of something you’ve seen, but it won’t pass muster if you’re … Continue reading →

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