“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: government
The special joy of damage joy
I remember the first time I was told what schadenfreude means – pleasure derived from another’s misfortune. I quickly realised what an essential component of life it is, and thought how odd it is that only the Germans have seen … Continue reading
A piggy new year to everyone
Welcome back, one and all. Well, wasn’t that an exciting festive period? Just as I was undoing the top button on my skirt, ready to launch into the yard of Jaffa Cakes that my husband (he knows me so well) … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, due diligence, financial crime, government, legislation, ML Regulations, money laundering, publications, training, writing
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Take my word for it
I have written before about the reliance dilemma – the fact that nearly everyone’s AML legislation and guidance says that although you can delegate some or all of your AML work, you cannot delegate the responsibility for that work being … Continue reading
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
In my opinion, there are countless precious and all but irreplaceable things that the UK will lose if it leaves the EU, including access to many of the EU-wide initiatives, agencies and programmes that make the bloc such a success. … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, European Commission, European Union, financial crime, government, legislation, money laundering, proceeds of crime, research
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Vote early, vote often
Thank goodness it’s nearly over: I don’t think I can take much more politicking this year. Regular readers will know that I loathe, detest and despair at the idea of our leaving the EU and I have voted (postally) accordingly. … Continue reading
Making AML count
One of the most common requests I hear when designing AML training for clients is for case studies (which I have blogged about recently) and for “lessons learned”. Alongside this, we have regulators regularly reminding us that their final notices … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, communication, FATF, Financial Action Task Force, financial crime, government, legislation, organised crime, proceeds of crime, publications, research, RUSI
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The smile on the crocodile
As regular readers will know, last month I spent two weeks in Botswana, on safari. We saw all the usual amazing beasts (elephants using their trunks as snorkels!), but perhaps the most alarming were the crocodiles – enormous, prehistoric and … Continue reading
An officer and a target
I’m very familiar with the work of Money Laundering Reporting Officers, Money Laundering Compliance Officers, general compliance officers and police officers. But I had never heard of Section 151 officers until a money laundering story of relevance to them popped … Continue reading
Words speaking louder than actions
Now I know it’s important to Think Big – to have goals and targets and ambition. But you can take it too far. And I rather think that in their recent “Economic Crime Plan 2019-2022” the joint forces of HMG … Continue reading
So near and yet so far
At the end of June 2019, the UK’s Gambling Commission – one of our five-star AML regulators, getting top marks from users for both approachability and communication – published its 2018 money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment. This examines … Continue reading
