Tag Archives: money laundering

Plane addictive

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

I sign up for all sorts of informational updates – sanctions alerts, Google search alerts, blog posts, RSS feeds – to make sure that I am reading widely about money laundering (and AML).  Some I try for a while and … Continue reading →

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The sands of time

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

I know everyone laughs about jargon – business bingo, anyone? – but I think we’re all guilty of it to some extent.  I know I expect everyone to understand me when I talk about AML, MLROs and the regulated sector, … Continue reading →

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Stick, or big, fat, juicy carrot?

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

I’ve been thinking quite a bit recently about personal accountability for AML failings, and whether or not it is a good idea.  This has been prompted in part by the FCA’s extension of its Senior Managers and Certification Regime, and … Continue reading →

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Is evidence self-evident?

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

I’m in a lather of indecision, and I am hoping that you will be able to help.  As regular readers will know, I do love a consultation, and at the moment my very own government is running one that is … Continue reading →

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Well, I know I’m working for you

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

My husband runs a children’s cycle training programme in tandem (tee hee!) with the Department for Transport, and so he likes to know whenever cycling is discussed in the corridors of power.  To this end, he subscribes to updates from … Continue reading →

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Pour encourager les autres

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

In the world of prosecution, it’s sometimes damned if you do and damned if you don’t.  Since the Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011, the UK authorities have had access to the corporate offence of failing … Continue reading →

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Even better than Willy Wonka’s Golden Tickets

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

I’m off on hols to Sri Lanka on Wednesday.  Go on, check out the weather forecast for Galle, and then weep with envy – we’re talking 30˚ and wall-to-wall sunshine.  To secure my week in the sun, I had to … Continue reading →

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The fine art of future planning

Posted on March 14, 2018 by

Thanks to my capacious TV recording device – known in my house as the magic box – I rarely watch anything live any more, except the news and weather.  And so this weekend I finally got around to viewing a … Continue reading →

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Read all about it

Posted on March 9, 2018 by

As I prepare to launch my fifth historical crime novel on the world (you can read all about it here), I see that those dastardly money launderers have found a way to do their stuff via Amazon.  Well, why not … Continue reading →

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A return to the bad old days

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

You all know how I feel about Brexit, so we shall draw a discreet veil over the months of wailing and gnashing of teeth and rending of garments that have befallen Grossey Mansions.  However, as I had feared, we are … Continue reading →

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