“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: guidance
A call to arms
I’ve been in two minds whether or not to do this blog post, as I don’t want to upset anyone, and I can’t think of a particularly clever way to disguise who I am talking about. Let’s just say that … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Legislation, Money laundering
Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, financial crime, government, guidance, legislation, MLRO, money laundering, proceeds of crime, regulation
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I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
Regular readers will know that when it comes to consultations, I am Pavlov’s respondent: tell me you want my opinion and I’m slavering to give it. Indeed, so regular is my participation that I have a whole email folder entitled … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged AML, consultation, FCA, Gambling Commission, GFSC, guidance, HM Treasury, JMLSG, legislation, money laundering
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Sliding into EDD
And here is my third and (for the moment) final post on the UK’s draft new money laundering regulations. One little phrase jumped out at me in the consultation document: “EDD is a sliding scale”. The point is made in … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence
Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, guidance, guidance notes, ML Regulations, risk-based approach
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Goldilocks and guidance
As regular readers will know, I am most active in five jurisdictions: UK, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar. I can – and do – work in other places, but I feel most comfortable when I know the … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, communication, due diligence, guidance, guidance notes, legislation, publications, 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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Cooking with gas
As I was reminded today when I checked my watch and realised that the numbers seems to have shrunk somewhat, time is passing. And although we are all now so familiar with the basic principles of the AML regime that … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence, Money laundering
Tagged AML, due diligence, financial crime, guidance, legislation, ML Regulations, training
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Now that’s what I call neighbourly
Regular readers will know of my dislike for the UK’s Bribery Act 2010 – or, more specifically, for the corporate offence contained in Section 7 of the Act. If it were a person, it would be off my Christmas card … Continue reading
Posted in Bribery and corruption, Money laundering
Tagged bribery, communication, corruption, due diligence, guidance, Isle of Man, money laundering
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Girl guidance
You know how there are some words you find yourself saying dozens of times a day – diligence, laundering, chocolate. Well, one I use more than most is “guidance”. I must have said it a hundred times yesterday, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Regulation, Supervision
Tagged AML, FSA, guidance, legislation, ML Regulations, money laundering, training
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