Tag Archives: Guernsey

You’d need Speedy Gonzales for all this

Posted on August 11, 2021 by ihatemoneylaundering

The pandemic has put many things on hold – holidays, weddings, house moves – but not the requirement to provide staff with AML/CFT training.  As we head towards September, and people’s minds turn towards a new school term, I am … Continue reading →

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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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