“The Solo Squid: How to Run a Happy One-Person Business”
“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
Top tips for MLROs
And so here we are: my final weekly blog post. I could think of no more fitting topic than my top five tips for MLROs, garnered over twenty-five years of working with you. Get people to care. It’s all very … Continue reading
Regrets, I’ve had a few – well, OK, one
As I bring down the curtain on my AML life, I am reflecting in this penultimate post on what I have achieved, the direction my career has taken, and any opportunities missed. To be honest – and this might come … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, communication, financial crime, guidance, JMLIT, legislation, MLRO, money laundering, RUSI, training
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A welcome divorce
A significant change was made to my AML-ish life on 26 October 2005: on that date appeared the Third Money Laundering Directive, with the addition of “and terrorist financing” to its title, whereas First and Second had been pure money … Continue reading
I really do hate money laundering
As I reach the final weeks of my career in AML, several people have asked me what I will miss the most. My husband – used, I suppose, to hearing the unvarnished version of events – has also asked me … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, casino, MLRO, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, shell company, training
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Another disappointing report card
You know only too well my views (here and here, for instance) on the ridiculously over-crowded AML supervisory “space” in the UK: we have three statutory supervisors (the Financial Conduct Authority, HMRC and the Gambling Commission) and then 22 “professional … Continue reading
Please release me
The principle of mitigation is an important one in the justice system. Once someone has pleaded guilty to an offence – or been found guilty of it after a trial – the attention of the court turns to sentencing, and … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, cash, financial crime, legislation, money laundering, organised crime, proceeds of crime, sentence
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Dull as dishwater
One of the most common requests I have from people commissioning my training is for case studies – stories about money launderers. And I am more than happy to oblige, as researching these creatures is one of the guilty pleasures … Continue reading
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Tagged AML, cash, communication, financial crime, MLRO, money laundering, proceeds of crime, training, white collar crime
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Underfunded, under-supervised and over here
I know, I know: who thought I would spend my last few months as an AML-er shaking my fist impotently at the madness that is freeports? But here we are. I’ve written before (here and here) about why they’re such … Continue reading
Boxed into a corner
What else could I write about this week except the Pandora Papers? The initial focus will be on the individuals named in the leak, but away from the gory headlines will be the real work: looking at the enablers. The … Continue reading
Less than super-vision
I assume most of you know how I feel about the theory of OPBAS – i.e. that the solution to the fragmented and conflicting AML/CFT supervision arrangements in the UK is not to rationalise the number of supervisors but rather … Continue reading
I hate money laundering 