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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
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Tag Archives: Gibraltar
Piggy’s Progress
At the end of each year I do a stock-take of my piggy sales – by which I mean, I add up how many copies of I have sold of my two suites of AML books for non-exec directors (i.e. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged AML, Brexit, directors, estate agent, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, non-executive directors, publications, writing
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Turn and face the strange
I am in reflective mood. Over a recent wet weekend my husband and I tidied out our loft. (I know: not for us a glamorous mini-break in San Tropez.) And amongst the usual broken suitcases, comically out-of-date clothes and half … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Training
Tagged AML, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, legislation, money laundering, publications, research, Susan Grossey, Thinking about Crime Limited, training, writing
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Piggy popularity
Yesterday I made an astonishing discovery: if you go to the Amazon UK website and just type “money laundering” (without inverted commas) in the Search box, one of my piggy books is the very first listed item! (Amazon is the ultimate … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Publications
Tagged AML, communication, financial crime, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, non-executive directors, organised crime, proceeds of crime, publications
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Territorial sensibilities
I work regularly in five jurisdictions: the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar. Now let’s get technical. The Bailiwick of Guernsey (actually five islands) and the Bailiwick of Jersey are jointly the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands … Continue reading
Posted in Money laundering
Tagged Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, money laundering, offshore, proceeds of crime, tax avoidance, training
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Overbooked
The Jersey Financial Services Commission recently published a paper entitled “Revisions to Commission AML/CFT Handbooks”, setting out their plans for (big surprise) forthcoming revisions to their handbooks. As I was working my way through it, putting key dates in my diary … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Publications
Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, financial crime, Gibraltar, Guernsey, guidance, guidance notes, Isle of Man, Jersey, money laundering, publications, training, writing
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