Tag Archives: ML Regulations

The UK’s reporting report card

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

Well, we in the UK are streets ahead of our EU neighbours in one regard at least: the number of SARs we submit to our FIU.  At the start of September, Europol published a report entitled “From Suspicion to Action: … Continue reading →

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Laying the (shaky) foundations

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

No-one who has heard me speak or read my blog will be surprised to hear that I am a devout Remainer.  As someone whose parents had vivid memories of (and occasional nightmares about) the Second World War and its aftermath, … Continue reading →

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Outside the tent

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

Regulation has been on my mind lately – and doubly so since the decision last Friday by Transport for London not to renew the private hire licence for “ride-hailing app firm” Uber.  Not that I’m affected personally – I’ve never … Continue reading →

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You can lead a horse to water

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

As you know, at the end of June we were gifted with new AML legislation here in the UK.  One of its main features was an absolute clarification about the AML status of estate agents: “In these Regulations, ‘estate agent’ … Continue reading →

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Standing my AML ground

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

Money laundering and I – or rather, AML and I – have been on intimate terms for more than two decades now.  The muscle memory in my fingers is such that I cannot type the word “money” without following it … Continue reading →

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Yippee – more acronyms!

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

Last week I discovered that something that exercised me a great deal – the “once a PEP, always a PEP” stance of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man – did not seem to concern the MLROs in those jurisdictions … Continue reading →

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Thoroughly Modern Piggies

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

So tell me: what did you do this weekend?  Sit in the garden?  Sail to France?  Slap a few prawns on the barbie?  I did none of these: instead, I sat at my desk, surrounded by the new Money Laundering, … Continue reading →

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A reliability rating for Regs

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

I regularly visit Switzerland which, being such a lumpy little country, has a lot of weather – and many ways in which the weather can kill you (avalanches, mountain mists, tsunamis, etc.).  (I know you won’t believe me about the … Continue reading →

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A fine fortnight

Posted on June 7, 2017 by

What else could I blog about today but the seemingly daily fines on financial institutions for AML failings?  Here’s what has happened (you can see the links to all of these stories on the Newsroom page of my website): 22 … Continue reading →

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From little acorns

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

I work regularly in the UK and four UK-related jurisdictions, and for those five I take pains to learn their AML legislation, regulation and guidance.  When it comes to the other jurisdictions of the world and their AML regimes, I … Continue reading →

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