“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: money laundering
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
Posted in AML, Legislation, Money laundering
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
Lights, camera, action!
After my little rant about podcasts, I can report this week that conversely I am fully in favour of what I still call video clips. In the olden days, when I used videos as part of my AML training, we … Continue reading
Podcasting off
I am a creature of the written word: there is nothing I like better than reading, unless it’s writing. I can spell almost anything (although I always have to think carefully about fuchsia – until I remember that it’s from … Continue reading
Posted in AML, General thoughts, Training
Tagged AML, communication, money laundering, training, writing
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Copyright or copy wrong?
As an author, I am rather keen on the concept of copyright – the noun first being used in, we are told, 1729 to mean “the exclusive right to make and sell copies of an intellectual production”. But I will … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Due diligence, General thoughts
Tagged AML, communication, copyright, due diligence, legislation, money laundering, publications, research, risk-based approach
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Pass the popcorn
My telly viewing habits are rather old-fashioned: I like nothing better than watching a repeat of a beloved programme (original “Upstairs, Downstairs” and “Poldark”, I’m talking about you) and I steer clear of anything gory, violent, scary or – saints … Continue reading
Dutch courage
One of the dearest ambitions of my little AML-ish heart has been to participate in a think-tank or colloquium or workshop or similar learned gathering, with the aim of influencing AML strategy. I want to take part not for the … Continue reading
Posted in AML, Money laundering
Tagged AML, case studies, communication, due diligence, financial crime, money laundering, NVB, organised crime, proceeds of crime, TMNL
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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
