Tag Archives: Guernsey

Registering my displeasure

Posted on May 12, 2021 by ihatemoneylaundering

When I was a schoolgirl, in the late Victorian era, BO had a different meaning: if some poor soul had BO, you flapped your hand in front of your nose and worked the word “deodorant” into your conversation with them … Continue reading →

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Gone but not un-rotten

Posted on April 28, 2021 by ihatemoneylaundering

Last week a client asked me a question about dead PEPs, and in looking for the answer I realised that this is not a topic addressed by the regulator.  Which is odd, given that it is the inevitable final status … Continue reading →

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Piggy’s Progress

Posted on January 13, 2021 by ihatemoneylaundering

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 →

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Head, brick wall, etc.

Posted on January 6, 2021 by ihatemoneylaundering

I first started designing and delivering AML training in 1996.  That’s a full quarter-century ago.  And can you imagine how many times I have said, over those twenty-five years, things like “check regularly for PEPs – regulators are hot on … Continue reading →

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Video killed the KYC star

Posted on November 18, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

I have been very lucky during my career: thanks to my insatiable quest for information about money laundering and AML, I have learned so much from so many people.  The key, I think, is to listen carefully and to see … Continue reading →

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The launderer always blinks twice

Posted on April 8, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

My money laundering news alerts have been very, very quiet in the past fortnight – not for one moment do I think this means that money laundering has stopped, or even decreased markedly, but understandably businesses and law enforcement agencies … Continue reading →

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Heading for the exit

Posted on January 22, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

One of my great ambitions – which I achieved for a short while in one jurisdiction – is to facilitate communication and foster understanding between the three sides of the AML triangle: regulator, law enforcement and industry.  Now, that’s a … Continue reading →

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Rock and roll lifestyle

Posted on May 22, 2019 by ihatemoneylaundering

I don’t often use this blog simply to repeat money laundering stories that are already in the press but some are just too good to ignore.  May I introduce you to Paul Bettie.  He’s sixty-five now, but back in the … Continue reading →

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Best foot forward

Posted on April 10, 2019 by ihatemoneylaundering

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 →

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Officer politics

Posted on January 30, 2019 by ihatemoneylaundering

One of my main arenas of AML activity is Guernsey, and life there is pretty exciting at the moment with the imminent arrival of new AML legislation and guidance – both already published and coming into force on 31 March … Continue reading →

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